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Where does “niebla” come from?

niebla (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish nevla, from Latin nebula, from Proto-Italic neβelā, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

niebla (Spanish): fog

Definitions

  1. fog

Ancestry of “niebla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishnevla—
2Latinnebulafog; cloud; vapor
3Proto-Italicneβelā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “niebla”

  • antiniebla
  • neblina
  • neblina
  • neblina
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