Where does “ontem” come from?

ontem (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese oonte, from Old Portuguese aõite, from Old Portuguese anoite, from Latin ad noctem, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

ontem (Portuguese): yesterday

Definitions

  1. yesterday

Ancestry of “ontem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseoonteyesterday
2Old Portugueseaõite—
3Old Portugueseanoite—
4Latinad noctemat night
5Latinnoxnight; darkness; a dream
6Proto-Italicnoktsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “ontem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →