Where does “not” come from?

not (Romansch) comes from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

not (Romansch): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “not”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctemaccusative singular of nox
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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