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

  1. feminine singular past participle of nevar;...

Ancestry of “nevada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciannevarto snow; first/third-person singular future...
2Old Portuguesenevar—
3Vulgar Latinnivarepresent active infinitive of *nivō
4Latinnixsnow; white hair
5Proto-Italicsnikssnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

Words derived from “nevada”

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