Reconstruction:Latin/nivicare

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

Etymology

From nivem (“snow”, noun) +‎ -icāre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neβeˈkare/

Verb

*nivicāre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. to snow

   Synonym: *nivāre (*nevāre)

Reconstruction notes

3SG */ˈneβekat/ > Italian névica, etc.

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: nevicare, nevigare
  • Sicilian: nivicari
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: neveâ
  • Venetan: nevegar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: nèiger
  • Old French: negier
    • Champenois: noger
    • French: neiger
  • Occitan: nejar (Auvergnat), nevejar, neviar (Limousin)