Where does “nocturn” come from?

nocturn (Romanian) comes from French nocturne, from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nocturn (Romanian): nocturnal

Definitions

  1. nocturnal

Ancestry of “nocturn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnocturnenocturnal; of night; nocturne
2LatinnocturnusOf or belonging to the night, nocturnal
3LatinNoxNight personification
4Proto-Italicnoktsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →