Where does “novelle” come from?
novelle (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch novelle, from French Nouvelle, from Middle French nouvelle, from Old French novele, from Vulgar Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
novelle (Afrikaans): a short novel, short story, a novella
Definitions
- a short novel, short story, a novella
Ancestry of “novelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | novelle | a short novel, short story, a novella; a literary... |
| 2 | French | Nouvelle | news, a piece of information |
| 3 | Middle French | nouvelle | feminine singular of nouveau |
| 4 | Old French | novele | article of news |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | novella | a newly planted vine or shoot; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | novellus | new, young, fresh; novel, newly made |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |