Where does “noktowizor” come from?

noktowizor (Polish) comes from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

noktowizor (Polish): nightscope, night vision device, NVD

Definitions

  1. nightscope, night vision device, NVD

Ancestry of “noktowizor”, step by step

noktowizor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nocturnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnocturnusOf or belonging to the night, nocturnal
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Latin visor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvisorone who sees, looks at, watches; a seer, viewer,...
2Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
3Proto-Italicwidēōsee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →
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