Where does “nevada” come from?
nevada (Spanish) comes from Spanish nevado, from Old Spanish nevado, from Old Spanish nevar, from Vulgar Latin *nevāre, from Latin nix, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nevada (Spanish): feminine singular of nevado; snowfall; snow storm
Definitions
- feminine singular of nevado; snowfall; snow storm
Ancestry of “nevada”, step by step
nevada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish nevado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nevado | snowy; white as snow |
| 2 | Old Spanish | nevado | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | nevar | to snow |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *nevāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Spanish nevar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nevar | to snow |