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Where does “nuvolós” come from?

nuvolós (Catalan) comes from Catalan núvol, from Latin nubilum, from Latin nubilus, from Latin nubes, from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- — to cover.

nuvolós (Catalan): cloudy; overcast

Definitions

  1. cloudy; overcast

Ancestry of “nuvolós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannúvolcloud
2Latinnubilumcloud, mist; nominative neuter singular of...
3Latinnubiluscloudy, overcast; cloud-bringing; dark, gloomy,...
4Latinnubescloud; swarm, multitude; phantom, something...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)newdʰ-to cover

Words derived from “nuvolós”

  • nuvolositat
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