Where does “piova” come from?

piova (Istriot) comes from Vulgar Latin plovia, from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.

piova (Istriot): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “piova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinplovia—
2Latinpluviarain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of...
3Latinpluviusrainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a...
4LatinpluitIt rains; it is raining
5Proto-Italicplowō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléweti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléweti →Every word from Proto-Italic plowō →Every word from Latin pluit →