Where does “Nycticorax” come from?

Nycticorax (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek νυκτικόραξ, from Ancient Greek Νύξ, from Ancient Greek νύξ, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

Nycticorax (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Nycticorax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνυκτικόραξlong-eared owl
2Ancient GreekΝύξNyx
3Ancient Greekνύξnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “Nycticorax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Ancient Greek νύξ →