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Where does “noche” come from?

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

noche (Spanish): night; evening

Definitions

  1. night; evening

Ancestry of “noche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishnochenight
2LatinNox—
3Proto-Italicnokts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “noche”

  • nochecita
  • Nochebuena
  • noche buena
  • nochi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →