Where does “nevato” come from?

nevato (Italian) comes from Italian nevare, from Vulgar Latin nivare, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

nevato (Italian): past participle of nevare; snow-clad; snowcapped

Definitions

  1. past participle of nevare; snow-clad; snowcapped

Ancestry of “nevato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannevareto snow
2Vulgar Latinnivarepresent active infinitive of *nivō
3Latinnixsnow; white hair
4Proto-Italicsnikssnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →Every word from Proto-Italic sniks →Every word from Latin nix →