Where does “notte” come from?

notte (Neapolitan) comes from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

notte (Neapolitan): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “notte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNoxNight personification
2Proto-Italicnoktsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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