Where does “neveu” come from?

neveu (Romanian) comes from French névé, from Franco-Provençal névi, from Latin nivatus, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.

neveu (Romanian): névé

Definitions

  1. névé

Ancestry of “neveu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnévénévé
2Franco-Provençalnévi—
3Latinnivatussnowy, besnowed
4Latinnixsnow; white hair
5Proto-Italicsnikssnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs →