Etymology of the Latin word niveus
the Latin word
niveus (snowy, covered with snow; white)
derived from the Latin word
nix (snow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sneigʷh-Derivations in Latin
niveicapilla,
niveoventerDerivations in other languages
English
niveous, French
nivéen, French
nivéole, French
nivéal, Italian
niveo, Portuguese
níveo, Spanish
níveo
