Nivôse

English

/nɪˈvəʊz/, /niˈvoʊz/

proper noun

Definitions

(historical) The fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, from December 21, 22 or 23 to January 19, 20 or 21.

Etymology

Borrowed from French nivôse derived from Latin nivōsus (snowy).

Origin

Latin

nivōsus

Gloss

snowy

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

nivōsus Latin
nevoso Italian
nivôse French
*sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
nevoso Portuguese
nevós Catalan, Valencian
neios Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
nevôs Friulian