Where does “nictálope” come from?

nictálope (Spanish) comes from Latin nyctalops, from Ancient Greek νυκτάλωψ, from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nictálope (Spanish): nyctalopic

Definitions

  1. nyctalopic

Ancestry of “nictálope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnyctalopsthat cannot see in twilight, that sees only at...
2Ancient Greekνυκτάλωψday blindness, hemeralopia; night blindness,...
3Ancient Greekνύξnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Ancient Greek νύξ →