Where does “nins” come from?
nins (Romanian) comes from Latin ninge, from Latin ninxi, from Latin ningit, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
nins (Romanian): past participle of ninge: snowed; snowy, covered...
Definitions
- past participle of ninge: snowed; snowy, covered...
Ancestry of “nins”, step by step
nins traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ninge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ninge | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | ninxi | first-person singular perfect active indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | ningit | It snows; it is snowing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
via Romanian ninge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ninge | to snow |
| 2 | Latin | ningere | present active infinitive of ningō; to snow |
Words derived from “nins”