Where does “nijansa” come from?

nijansa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French nuancé, from French nuer, from French nue, from Middle French nue, from Old French nue, from Vulgar Latin nuba, from Latin nūbēs, from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- — to cover.

nijansa (Serbo-Croatian): nuance, shade

Definitions

  1. nuance, shade

Ancestry of “nijansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnuancépast participle of nuancer; nuanced
2Frenchnuerto match, match up
3Frenchnuefeminine singular of nu; cloud
4Middle Frenchnuecloud
5Old Frenchnuecloud
6Vulgar Latinnuba—
7Latinnūbēscloud
8Proto-Indo-European(s)newdʰ-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)newdʰ- →Every word from Latin nūbēs →Every word from Vulgar Latin nuba →