Etymology

denivation

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Today it means: Pertaining to the process of melting snow. Full definition →

Latin niveus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromniveus“snowy”
  2. English todaydenivation

From Latin niveus (“snowy”).

Words from the same roots

Latinniveus all →

niveousnivometric

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