Where does “naiv” come from?
naiv (Romansch) comes from Latin nivem, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.
naiv (Romansch): snow
Ancestry of “naiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nivem | accusative singular of nix |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | sniks | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | snígʷʰs | snow |