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
- Alternative form of noite
Ancestry of “noute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | noctem | accusative singular of nox |
| 2 | Latin | Nox | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nokts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |