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Where does “nébʰos” come from?

nébʰos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nébʰos (Proto-Indo-European): cloud; mist, moisture

Definitions

  1. cloud; mist, moisture

Ancestry of “nébʰos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nébʰos”

  • Neptune
  • nebulous
  • nebula
  • nebulae
  • nimbus
  • nebulizer
  • cumulonimbus
  • nepheline
  • nebulization
  • Neptunian
  • nebuliser
  • Niflheim
  • nephelite
  • nebulosus
  • nephelinite
  • nebulously
  • neptunium
  • nimbed
  • nebulousness
  • nephelometer
  • nephelometry
  • Neptunist
  • nimb
  • Neptunism
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