Reconstruction:Latin/nevare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

• *nivāre

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈβaːre/

Verb

*nevāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. to snow

   Synonym: *nivicāre

Reconstruction notes

3SG /ˈnɛːβat/ > Occitan nèva, Spanish nieva, etc.

Descendants

• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: nevar
  • Gascon: nhevar
  • Occitan: nevar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: nevar, nievar
  • Asturian: nevar, ñevar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: *nevar
    • Fala: neval
    • Galician: nevar
    • Portuguese: nevar
  • Old Spanish: nevar
    • Ladino: inyevar
    • Spanish: nevar