2007-08-20 09:47:58 · 12 answers · asked by Kevin Thomas 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The name is derived from the Spanish word nevada which is the feminine form of "covered in snow".
2007-08-20 09:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by eliene875 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nevada comes from the verb: Nevar, which means To snow. :)
2007-08-20 09:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by Just Me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is actually the noun form of the verb 'nevar', to snow. By the way, there is no such thing as Spanish as a language! The official language of Spain is Castilian! Just like there is no such language as Chinese! The official language of China is Mandarin!
2007-08-20 09:51:42 · answer #3 · answered by SexRexRx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nevada is a feminine form of Nevado = snow storm
2007-08-20 09:55:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVADA COMES FROM THE VERB NEVAR MEANING TO SNOW OR FREEZE.
2007-08-20 09:52:51 · answer #5 · answered by Loren S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"On March 2, 1861, the Nevada Territory separated from the Utah territory and adopted its current name, shortened from Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snowy range")."
"Nevada : History : Statehood" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada#Statehood
"nevar : intr. : to snow"
"Spanish Dictionary: translation of nevar" : http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/spanish/nevar;_ylt=AsWxSbJDW63haBf4kGGnj7v_s8sF
2007-08-20 09:57:33 · answer #6 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nevada which is the feminine form of "covered in snow"
2007-08-20 09:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Snowing: its past tense. Nevar is the verb.
2007-08-20 09:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by Luis_F_R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
maybe from the verb "nevar" which is "to snow"
it would be an adjective, meaning "snowed" or "snowy" and it's in feminine gender
2007-08-20 09:51:21 · answer #9 · answered by doohdoohhead 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That comes from "nevar", which means "to snow".
2007-08-20 11:39:38 · answer #10 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋