Where does “noitada” come from?
noitada (Portuguese) comes from Galician noite, from Old Portuguese noite, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
noitada (Portuguese): night; all-nighter
Definitions
- night; all-nighter
Ancestry of “noitada”, step by step
noitada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician noite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | noite | night; period of dark, when the sun is below the... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | noite | night |
| 3 | Latin | Nox | Night personification |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Portuguese noite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | noite | night |