Where does “Nevada” come from?

Nevada derives from Spanish nevada, the feminine past participle of Spanish nevar (to snow), from Latin nivatus (snowed upon), from Latin nivo (to snow), from Latin nix (snow), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs (snow).

Nevada (English): Several other locations in the United States

Definitions

  1. Several other locations in the United States

Ancestry of “Nevada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishNevadasnowfall
2Latinnivatussnowy, besnowed
3Latinnixsnow; white hair
4Proto-Italicsnikssnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

Words derived from “Nevada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →Every word from Proto-Italic sniks →Every word from Latin nix →