Etymology

subnivium

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Today it means: The seasonal microenvironment beneath the snow. Full definition →

Latin nix
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromnix“snow”
  2. English todaysubnivium

From sub- (“under”) + Latin nix (“snow”) + -ium.

Words from the same roots

Latinnix all →

nillconnixationnihil albumwhite snow

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