Where does “nevada” come from?
nevada (Galician) comes from Galician nevar, from Old Portuguese nevar, from Vulgar Latin nivare, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.
nevada (Galician): feminine singular past participle of nevar;...
Definitions
- feminine singular past participle of nevar;...
Ancestry of “nevada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | nevar | to snow; first/third-person singular future... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | nevar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nivare | present active infinitive of *nivō |
| 4 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sniks | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snígʷʰs | snow |