Where does “nueve” come from?

nueve (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese nueue, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nueve (Asturian): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “nueve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Leonesenueuenine
2Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
3LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
4Proto-Italicnowāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nueve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →