LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

nevāre

*nevāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionto snow

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sneygʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snígʷʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*sniks
  4. Latinnevāre

Latin -em Latin nivem Latin *nevem Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *nevāre From *nevem (“snow”, noun) + -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalannevar
  • Occitannevar
  • Aranesenhevarfrom Occitan nevar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesenevarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese nevar
  • Spanishnevarfrom Old Spanish nevar
  • Aragonesenevar
  • Aragonesenievar
  • Asturiannevar
  • Asturianñevar
  • Falanevalfrom Old Galician-Portuguese nevar
  • Galiciannevarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese nevar
  • Ladinoinyevarfrom Old Spanish nevar

Quick answers

What does nevāre mean in Latin?
nevāre, a verb, means “to snow”.
Where does nevāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs → Proto-Italic *sniks → Latin nevāre.