Where does “negu” come from?

negu (Basque) comes from Occitan nèu, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, from Latin nix, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

negu (Basque): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “negu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitannèusnow
2Vulgar Latin*nĕvem—
3Latinnixsnow; white hair
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “negu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →