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)

to snow
Synonym: *nivāre (*nevāre)

Reconstruction notes

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

Descendants

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

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