Where does “anteanoche” come from?

anteanoche (Spanish) comes from Spanish anoche, from Latin ad noctem, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

anteanoche (Spanish): the night before last

Definitions

  1. the night before last

Ancestry of “anteanoche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanochelast night
2Latinad noctemat night
3Latinnoxnight; darkness; a dream
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 →