Where does “noctívago” come from?

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

noctívago (Spanish): sleepwalker; sleepwalking; nocturnal

Definitions

  1. sleepwalker; sleepwalking; nocturnal

Ancestry of “noctívago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctivaguswandering in the night
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷtsEvery word from Proto-Italic nokts