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Where does “noctívago” come from?

noctívago (Portuguese) comes from Latin noctivagus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

noctívago (Portuguese): night owl; who stays up late at night

Definitions

  1. night owl; who stays up late at night

Ancestry of “noctívago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctivaguswandering in the night
2LatinNox—
3Proto-Italicnokts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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