Where does “nictalopía” come from?
nictalopía (Spanish) comes from Latin nyctalōpia, from Ancient Greek νυκταλωπία, from Ancient Greek νυκτάλωψ, from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
nictalopía (Spanish): nyctalopia
Definitions
- nyctalopia
Ancestry of “nictalopía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nyctalōpia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νυκταλωπία | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νυκτάλωψ | day blindness, hemeralopia; night blindness,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νύξ | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |