Where does “Noctua” come from?

Noctua (Translingual) comes from Latin Noctua, from Latin *noctūus, from Latin noctu, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Noctua (Translingual): genus moths}}

Definitions

  1. genus moths}}

Ancestry of “Noctua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNoctuaowl (small)
2Latin*noctūus—
3Latinnoctuby night, at night
4LatinNoxNight personification
5Proto-Italicnoktsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Noctua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Italic nokts →