Where does “nieve” come from?

nieve (Spanish) comes 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.

nieve (Spanish): snow; ice cream

Definitions

  1. snow; ice cream

Ancestry of “nieve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*nĕvem
2Latinnixsnow; white hair
3Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
4Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “nieve

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós