Where does “ネイビス” come from?

ネイビス (Japanese) comes from English Nevis, from Spanish Nieves, from Spanish nieves, from Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, from Latin nix, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ネイビス (Japanese): Nevis

Definitions

  1. Nevis

Ancestry of “ネイビス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNevis
2SpanishNievesderived from the given name, or from a nickname for someone with white hair
3Spanishnievesplural of nieve
4Spanishnievesnow; ice cream
5Vulgar Latin*nĕvem
6Latinnixsnow; white hair
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
9Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖος