Where does “noute” come from?

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

noute (Portuguese): Alternative form of noite

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of noite

Ancestry of “noute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctemaccusative singular of nox
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →