Where does “acquaneve” come from?

acquaneve (Italian) comes from Italian neve, 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.

acquaneve (Italian): sleet

Definitions

  1. sleet

Ancestry of “acquaneve”, step by step

acquaneve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian neve

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

via Italian acqua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacquawater; lane; inflection of acquare: ##...
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →