Where does “onte” come from?
onte (Mirandese) comes from Old Portuguese onte, from Latin ad noctem, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
onte (Mirandese): yesterday
Ancestry of “onte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | onte | — |
| 2 | Latin | ad noctem | at night |
| 3 | Latin | nox | night; darkness; a dream |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |