Where does “Noctiluca” come from?

Noctiluca (Translingual) comes from Latin noctiluca, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Noctiluca (Translingual): genus|some bioluminescent Myzozoa predators, involved in red tides}}

Definitions

  1. genus|some bioluminescent Myzozoa predators, involved in red tides}}

Ancestry of “Noctiluca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnoctilucaSomething which shines by night; The Moon; A...
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 nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →