Where does “anochi” come from?

anochi (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese noite, from Old Portuguese noite, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

anochi (Papiamentu): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “anochi”, step by step

anochi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese noite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenoitenight
2Old Portuguesenoitenight
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Spanish noche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnochenight; evening
2Old Spanishnochenight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →
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