English
nox
Nox comes from Latin nox ‘night’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- ‘bare, naked’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*negʷ-‘bare, naked’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nókʷts‘night’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nok⁽ʷ⁾ts‘night’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnox‘night’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*negʷ-‘bare, naked’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*nókʷts‘night’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nok⁽ʷ⁾ts‘night’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnox‘night’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- ‘bare, naked’
nights, naked, nude, negro, gymnastics, gymnasium, actin, gymnast, naga, denigrate, nudism, 49 more
through Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts ‘night’
night, nigger, noir, nigella, negroni, 28 more
through Latin nox ‘night’
Today it means
noun The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- / nox