Where does “quitanieves” come from?
quitanieves (Spanish) comes from Spanish quitar, from Medieval Latin quitare, from Latin quiētāre, from Latin quiētō, from Latin quiētus, from Latin quiēscō, from Latin quiēs, from Proto-Italic kʷiētis — to rest; rest, peace.
quitanieves (Spanish): snow plow US, snow plough UK
Definitions
- snow plow US, snow plough UK
Ancestry of “quitanieves”, step by step
quitanieves traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish quitar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quitar | To remove, to take away, to take down, to take... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | quitare | release, discharge, set free; to free; to set... |
| 3 | Latin | quiētāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | quiētō | to quiet, calm |
| 5 | Latin | quiētus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness |
| 6 | Latin | quiēscō | to rest, sleep, repose |
| 7 | Latin | quiēs | the rest of sleep, repose |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |
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 |