Where does “nivea” come from?
nivea (Ido) comes from Ido nivar, from Ido nivo, from Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, from Latin nix, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nivea (Ido): snowy; snow-white
Definitions
- snowy; snow-white
Ancestry of “nivea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | nivar | to snow |
| 2 | Ido | nivo | snow |
| 3 | Spanish | nieve | snow; ice cream |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *nĕvem | — |
| 5 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |