Where does “mie nuit” come from?

mie nuit (Old French) comes from Old French nuit, from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

mie nuit (Old French): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “mie nuit”, step by step

mie nuit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French nuit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchnuitAlternative form of noit; night
2Latinnoctemaccusative singular of nox
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Old French mie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmiecrumb; not
2Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
3Proto-Italicsmīkā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

Words derived from “mie nuit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →