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Where does “nevada” come from?

nevada (Portuguese) comes from English Nevada, from Spanish Nevada, from Latin nivatus, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

nevada (Portuguese): feminine singular of nevado; snowfall

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of nevado; snowfall

Ancestry of “nevada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNevada—
2SpanishNevada—
3Latinnivatussnowy, besnowed
4Latinnixsnow; white hair
5Proto-Italicsnikssnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow
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