Where does “note” come from?

note (Venetian) comes from Latin noctem, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

note (Venetian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “note”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoctemaccusative singular of nox
2LatinNoxNight personification
3Proto-Italicnoktsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-