Where does “aguanieve” come from?
aguanieve (Spanish) comes from Spanish nieve, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, from Latin nix, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
aguanieve (Spanish): sleet
Definitions
- sleet
Ancestry of “aguanieve”, step by step
aguanieve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish nieve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nieve | snow; ice cream |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *nĕvem | — |
| 3 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |