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Where does “oonte” come from?

oonte (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese aõite, from Old Portuguese anoite, from Latin ad noctem, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

oonte (Old Portuguese): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “oonte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaõite—
2Old Portugueseanoite—
3Latinad noctemat night
4Latinnoxnight; darkness; a dream
5Proto-Italicnokts—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “oonte”

  • anteontem
  • ontem
  • antonte
  • onte
  • noutronte
  • onte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →