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
- night owl; who stays up late at night
Ancestry of “noctívago”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | noctivagus | wandering in the night |
| 2 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |