Where does “nivometric” come from?
nivometric (English) comes from Latin niveus, 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.
nivometric (English): Relating to the measurement of snowfall
Definitions
- Relating to the measurement of snowfall
Ancestry of “nivometric”, step by step
nivometric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin niveus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | niveus | snow; snowy; snow-white |
| 2 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via French nivométrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nivométrique | — |