nix
Latin
noun
Definitions
- snow
- (figurative) white hair
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Italic *sniks (snow) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (snow), *sneygʷʰ- (snow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sneygʷʰ-
Gloss
snow
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
雪
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Snowmageddon English
- besnow English
- denivation English
- desnow English
- nival English
- niveous English
- nonsnow English
- snow English
- snow bike English
- snow panther English
- snow pillow English
- snow plow English
- snow shed English
- snow shower English
- snow tire English
- snow-free English
- snow-white English
- snowball English
- snowbank English
- snowbase English
- snowbear English
- snowbell English
- snowbelt English
- snowberry English
- snowbird English
- snowblade English
- snowblind English
- snowblink English
- snowblower English
- snowboard English
- snowboot English
- snowbound English
- snowbrush English
- snowbush English
- snowcap English
- snowcapt English
- snowclad English
- snowcock English
- snowcone English
- snowcrete English
- snowcross English
- snowdog English
- snowdome English
- snowdrift English
- snowdrop English
- snower English
- snowest English
- snoweth English
- snowface English
- snowfall English
- snowfield English
- snowfight English
- snowfighter English
- snowfinch English
- snowflake English
- snowfleck English
- snowfolk English
- snowful English
- snowgirl English
- snowgo English
- snowgrass English
- snowgun English
- snowhole English
- snowish English
- snowkid English
- snowkiting English
- snowlady English
- snowless English
- snowlight English
- snowlike English
- snowmachine English
- snowmaking English
- snowman English
- snowmelt English
- snowmeow English
- snowmobile English
- snowologist English
- snowout English
- snowpack English
- snowperson English
- snowpile English
- snowpit English
- snowplane English
- snowplough English
- snowplow English
- snowpocalypse English
- snowprint English
- snowproof English
- snowrut English
- snowscape English
- snowshoe English
- snowshower English
- snowslide English
- snowslip English
- snowsport English
- snowsquall English
- snowstorm English
- snowsuit English
- snowsure English
- snowsurfer English
- snowsurfing English
- snowswept English
- snowthrower English
- snowtime English
- snowtopped English
- snowwear English
- snowwoman English
- snowy English
- thundersnow English
- undersnow English
- *nivicāre Latin
- *nivāre Latin
- Olympus Latin
- Olympus+mons Latin
- ningere Latin
- ningit Latin
- ninguit Latin
- nivalis Latin
- nivarius Latin
- nivatus Latin
- nivem Latin
- nivem, nix Latin
- niveus Latin
- nivosus Latin
- nivāle(m), nivālem Latin
- nivōsus Latin
- innevare Italian
- innevarsi Italian
- innevato Italian
- nevaio Italian
- nevare Italian
- nevato Italian
- nevicare Italian
- nevicata Italian
- neviera Italian
- nevischiare Italian
- nevischio Italian
- nevosità Italian
- niveo Italian
- sparaneve Italian
- nevar Spanish, Castilian
- níveo Spanish, Castilian
- νίφα Ancient Greek
- νίφω Ancient Greek
- νιφάς Ancient Greek
- Ὀλυμπία Ancient Greek
- Ὀλυμπικός Ancient Greek
- Ὀλυμπιόδωρος Ancient Greek
- Ὄλυμπος Ancient Greek
- *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *snígʷʰs Proto-Indo-European
- *snóygʷʰos Proto-Indo-European
- sinó Portuguese
- *snīwaną Proto-Germanic
- snow Middle English
- sneachta Irish
- negier Old French
- Όλυμπος Greek (modern)
- Nix Olympica Translingual
- snechtae Old Irish
- sneachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- sneachda Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- sniaghtey Manx
- nevar Old Portuguese
- *snigʷyeti Proto-Celtic
- *snigʷyo- Proto-Celtic
- *sniks Proto-Italic
- nevar Asturian
- neveâ Friulian
- nevar Old Occitan
- nevegar Venetian
- neiâ Ligurian
- noige Bourguignon
- nebar Aragonese
- ne Istro-Romanian
- ސްނޯ Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian