Etymology

pernoctate

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Today it means: To stay up all night; to pass the night (especially in prayer). Full definition →

Latin pernoctō
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  1. Latin · derived frompernoctō“to spend the night”
  2. English todaypernoctate

From the Latin pernoctō (“to spend the night”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.