LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

nivicāre

*nivicāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionto snow

Origins

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

Latin -ic- 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 -ō Latin -icāre Latin *nivicāre From nivem (“snow”, noun) + -icāre (verb-forming suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Occitannejar
  • Occitannevejar
  • Occitanneviar
  • Frenchneigerfrom Old French negier
  • Franco-Provençalnèiger
  • Champenoisnogerfrom Old French negier
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiannevicare
  • Italiannevicar
  • Italiannevigare
  • Siciliannivicari
  • Venetannevegar
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianneveâ

Quick answers

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