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어원, noct-; nox-= night
equinox n. 추분; 춘분 (the autumnal equinox)
Equinox descends from aequus, the Latin word for "equal," and nox, the Latin word for "night"—a fitting history for a word that describes days of the year when the daytime and nighttime are equal in length
nocturnal a. 야행성의 (nocturnal animals)
nocturne n. 야상곡 (listen to a nocturne)
noctambulist n. 몽유병자 (a noctambulist walking along the street in pajamas *ambul-= go around cf. ambulance 이동병원)
mid 18th century: from Latin nox, noct- ‘night’ + ambulare ‘to walk’ + -ist.
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