Where does “neve” come from?

neve (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, 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.

neve (Old Portuguese): snow

Definitions

  1. snow

Ancestry of “neve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*nĕvem—
2Latinnixsnow; white hair
3Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
4Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “neve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →