Where does “nivatus” come from?
nivatus (Latin) comes from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.
nivatus (Latin): snowy, besnowed
Ancestry of “nivatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | sniks | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | snígʷʰs | snow |
Words derived from “nivatus”