Where does “niuansik” come from?

niuansik (Polish) comes from Polish niuans, from French nuancé, from French nuer, from French nue, from Middle French nue, from Old French nue, from Vulgar Latin nuba, from Latin nūbēs — to cover.

Ancestry of “niuansik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishniuansnuance
2Frenchnuancépast participle of nuancer; nuanced
3Frenchnuerto match, match up
4Frenchnuefeminine singular of nu; cloud
5Middle Frenchnuecloud
6Old Frenchnuecloud
7Vulgar Latinnuba
8Latinnūbēscloud
9Proto-Indo-European(s)newdʰ-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ-Every word from Latin nūbēsEvery word from Vulgar Latin nuba