Where does “nisipiu” come from?

nisipiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian -iu, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

nisipiu (Romanian): sand-colored

Definitions

sand-colored

Ancestry of “nisipiu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	-iu	Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or...
2	Latin	-īvus	Adjective suffix
3	Proto-Indo-European	-iHwós	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-wós	Creates adjectives from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -īvus →Every word from Romanian -iu →