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Where does “nivo” come from?

nivo (Ido) comes from Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, 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.

nivo (Ido): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “nivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnievesnow; ice cream
2Vulgar Latin*nĕvem—
3Latinnixsnow; white hair
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “nivo”

  • nivala
  • nivoza
  • nivatra
  • nivobulo
  • nivo-floko
  • nivar
  • nivea
  • nivegar
  • niveskar
  • nivetar
  • niveto
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