英语词汇noctivagant的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	noctivagant
词源	noctivagant adj. "rambling or wandering in the night," 1620s, from Latin noct-, stem of nox "night" (see noct-) + vagantem (nominative vagans), present participle of vagari "to wander, stroll about, roam, be unsettled, spread abroad," from vagus "roving, wandering" (see vague). Related: Noctivagation; noctivagous. Entries linking to noctivagant noct- also nocti-, word-forming element meaning "night, by night, at night," from Latin nox (genitive noctis) "night," from PIE nekwt- "night" (see night). vague adj. "uncertain as to specifics," 1540s, from French vague "empty, vacant; wild, uncultivated; wandering" (13c.), from Latin vagus "strolling, wandering, rambling," figuratively "vacillating, uncertain," perhaps from PIE Huog-o- and cognate with Old Norse vakka "to stray, hover," Old High German wankon "to totter, stagger," Old High German winkan "to waver, stagger, wink," Old English wincian "to nod" [de Vaan]. Related: Vagueness. updated on July 01, 2019
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noctivagant adj.