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Where does “nivicare” come from?

nivicare (Vulgar Latin) comes 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.

nivicare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *nivicō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *nivicō

Ancestry of “nivicare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nivicare”

  • nevicare
  • nevicata
  • déneiger
  • neiger
  • negier
  • neveâ
  • neveade
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