nebula
[ˈnɛ.bʊ.ɫa] · noun
Meaning
- fog
- cloud
- vapor
- nebula
Etymology / origin
From Proto-Italic *neβelā, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos), νεφέλη (nephélē), Old High German nebul, Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas), Old Church Slavonic небо (nebo). Note that despite similar pronunciation and semantics, not related to nūbēs (“cloud”).
- небо(Old Church Slavonic)→
- नभस्(Sanskrit)→
- nebul(Old High German)→
- νέφος(Ancient Greek)→
- *nébʰos(ine-pro)→
- *neβelā(itc-pro)→
- nebula (Latin)
- Relations: inh, der, cog, cog, cog, cog
Related words
*neβelā(itc-pro)*nébʰos(ine-pro)νέφος(Ancient Greek)nebul(Old High German)नभस्(Sanskrit)небо(Old Church Slavonic)avull(Albanian)νεφέλη(Ancient Greek)negure(Aromanian)negurã(Aromanian)neula(Catalan)nabbia(Emilian)nebula(English)nebule(English)nebulize(English)nuel(English)nebulo(Esperanto)nebulozo(Esperanto)nebula(Finnish)niola(Franco-Provençal)nebra(Galician)néboa(Galician)Nebel(German)nebbia(Italian)nebula(Italian)nimbus(Latin)nèbla(Occitan)nevoa(Old Galician-Portuguese)nébula(Portuguese)névoa(Portuguese)negură(Romanian)neabla(Romansh)nebla(Romansh)neivel(Romansh)nibel(Romansh)nivel(Romansh)negghia(Sicilian)niebla(Spanish)เนบิวลา(Thai)Nebula(Translingual)nebia(Venetan)nûlêye(Walloon)
Descendant words
- avull(Albanian) (cog)
- νέφος(Ancient Greek) (cog)
- νεφέλη(Ancient Greek) (cog)
- negure(Aromanian) (inh)
- negurã(Aromanian) (inh)
- neula(Catalan) (inh)
- nabbia(Emilian) (inh)
- nebula(English) (bor)
- nebule(English) (bor)
- nebulize(English) (bor)
- nuel(English) (cog)
- nebulo(Esperanto) (bor)
- nebulozo(Esperanto) (der)
- nebula(Finnish) (bor)
- niola(Franco-Provençal) (inh)
- niola(Franco-Provençal) (inh)
- nebra(Galician) (inh)
- néboa(Galician) (inh)
- Nebel(German) (cog)
- nebbia(Italian) (inh)
- nebula(Italian) (bor)
- nimbus(Latin) (cog)
- nèbla(Occitan) (inh)
- nevoa(Old Galician-Portuguese) (inh)
- nevoa(Old Galician-Portuguese) (inh)
- nébula(Portuguese) (lbor)
- névoa(Portuguese) (inh)
- negură(Romanian) (inh)
- negură(Romanian) (inh)
- neabla(Romansh) (inh)
- nebla(Romansh) (inh)
- neivel(Romansh) (inh)
- nibel(Romansh) (inh)
- nivel(Romansh) (inh)
- नभस्(Sanskrit) (cog)
- negghia(Sicilian) (inh)
- niebla(Spanish) (inh)
- เนบิวลา(Thai) (der)
- Nebula(Translingual) (bor)
- nebia(Venetan) (inh)
- nûlêye(Walloon) (inh)
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