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Where does “nocturno” come from?

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

nocturno (Spanish): of or relating to night; nocturnal; nocturne

Definitions

  1. of or relating to night; nocturnal; nocturne

Ancestry of “nocturno”, step by step

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