Nature terminology · Water & weather

niv- — Snow

niv- means snow. Latin source words and nature terminology examples: nival.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Snow

• Latin: nix nivis

Examples and word parts

nival

Relating to snow or to a region characterized by persistent snow.

Word parts: niv (snow) + -al (relating to)

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