Where does “nopta” come from?

nopta (Romanian) comes from Romanian noapte, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nopta (Romanian): to darken

Definitions

  1. to darken

Ancestry of “nopta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannoaptenight
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “nopta”

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