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The root word nox- means night. One example of this is equinox.

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The root "nox" means night. It is commonly found in words related to darkness or nighttime.

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What is the root word for equinox?

The root word for "equinox" is Latin, with "aequus" meaning "equal" and "nox" meaning "night".


What does the root word nox mean?

Most of the English words that come from the Latin word for "night" are from what's known as the "oblique stem" noct-: nocturne, nocturnal, noctilucent. One that preserves the nominative form nox is equinox ("equal night").


What does the latin root nox mean?

I know it's not exactly the same but: nocturnal. obnoxious.


What is the root word of obnoxious?

The root word of "obnoxious" is "nox," which comes from Latin meaning "night."


What does nox mean you are Tagalog?

In Tagalog, "nox" is not a recognized word. It may be a misspelling or a word from another language.


What is Night Time in latin?

Nox (genitive noctis, f.)From which we get nocturnal


What is the 2 latin root words of equinox?

Aequabilis (adj) meaning Equal & Nox, Noctis (n, f) meaning Night.


When was Polypoetes nox created?

Polypoetes nox was created in 1909.


When was Bona nox created?

Bona nox was created in 1788.


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What is the root word in this sentence owls are nocturnal creatures that hunt and feed after sunset?

I guess that would be nocturnal.You are correct. The word nocturnal has a Latin root in it. Here it is broken down with some other common and medical terms using the same word root.-noct-, -nox- from L. nox, night and Nox, goddess of night, means "night". [nocturnal, lit. relating to the night, fig. moving about at night, equinox, lit. equal nights, fig. two days of the year when day and night are of equal length, nocturia, lit. night urine condition, noctambulism, lit. night wandering condition]