Névé
/neɪˈveɪ/noun
A field of compacted, granular snow that persists year-round and feeds a glacier.
Did you know?In glaciology, névé marks the zone where snowfall survives summer and gradually recrystallizes into glacier ice.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneygʷʰ-
“To snow or become snowy”
Classical Latin
Latin
nix; nivem
“Snow”
Late Latin
Latin
niveus
“Snowy or snow-white”
Medieval French
Old French
nevé
“Snowy or related to snow”
19th Century
Swiss French
névé
“A permanent snowfield, especially in the Alps”
19th Century
English
névé
“A compacted snowfield that feeds a glacier”