LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

nitidiāre

*nitidiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionmake clear
  2. Proto Western Romancereconstructionclean

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin nitidus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Latin *nitidiāre From nitidus ("polished, clear" - in Late Latin also "clean") + -iāre (causative verb-forming suffix).

Direct reflexes
  • Old Catalannedejar
  • Old Catalandenejar
  • Lorrainnôyéfrom Old French neier
  • Lorrainnoïfrom Old French neier
  • Lorrainnọyifrom Old French neier
  • Lorrainnōifrom Old French neier
  • Lorrainnauïfrom Old French neier
  • Lorrainnāyẹfrom Old French neier
  • Lorrainnoyẹ́from Old French neier
  • Gascondeneiarfrom Gascon deneyar

Quick answers

What does nitidiāre mean in Latin?
nitidiāre, a verb, means “make clear; clean”.