Where does “nevar” come from?

nevar (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan nevar, from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, 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.

nevar (Occitan): to snow

Definitions

  1. to snow

Ancestry of “nevar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitannevar
2Vulgar Latin*nevāre
3Latinnixsnow; white hair
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖος