Where does “nivarius” come from?

nivarius (Latin) comes 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.

nivarius (Latin): of or belonging to snow

Definitions

  1. of or belonging to snow

Ancestry of “nivarius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nivarius

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós