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Where does “lucharniego” come from?

lucharniego (Spanish) comes from Spanish nocharniego, from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

lucharniego (Spanish): nocturnal

Definitions

  1. nocturnal

Ancestry of “lucharniego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnocharniegonocturnal
2LatinnocturnusOf or belonging to the night, nocturnal
3LatinNox—
4Proto-Italicnokts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “lucharniego”

  • charnego
  • xarnego
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