LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

nivāre

*nivāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionsnow

Origins

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

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 *nivāre From nivem (“snow”, noun) + -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiannevare
Insular Romance
  • Campidaneseniai
  • Nuoresenivarefrom Logudorese niare
  • Nuoresenibarefrom Logudorese niare
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshnaiver
  • Romanshneiver
  • Romanshnever
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliannevà
  • Emilianneivà
  • Emiliannvà
  • Emiliannvé
  • Liguriannevâ
  • Liguriannejâ
  • Lombardnvar
Gallo-Romance
  • Valdôtainnòivrefrom Franco-Provençal nevêr
  • Walloonniver

Quick answers

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