Where does “nevisquejar” come from?

nevisquejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan nevar, from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, 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.

nevisquejar (Catalan): to snow lightly

Definitions

  1. to snow lightly

Ancestry of “nevisquejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannevarto snow
2Vulgar Latin*nevāre—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →