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Where does “nocturna” come from?

nocturna (Medieval Latin) comes from French nocturne, from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nocturna (Medieval Latin): nocturne; inflection of nocturnus: ## nominative...

Definitions

  1. nocturne; inflection of nocturnus: ## nominative...

Ancestry of “nocturna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnocturnenocturnal; of night; nocturne
2LatinnocturnusOf or belonging to the night, nocturnal
3LatinNox—
4Proto-Italicnokts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nocturna”

  • nocturn
  • nocturne
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