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Where does “nivem” come from?

nivem (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

nivem (Latin): accusative singular of nix

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of nix

Ancestry of “nivem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsnikssnow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow

Words derived from “nivem”

  • nivem
  • nevare
  • neve
  • neviera
  • innevare
  • innevarsi
  • paraneve
  • innevato
  • nevometro
  • nevato
  • nevaio
  • nevischiare
  • nevischio
  • acquaneve
  • sgombraneve
  • sparaneve
  • nea
  • nivala
  • nivoza
  • nivatra
  • nivobulo
  • nivo-floko
  • nivegar
  • nivetar
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