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Where does “novel·la” come from?

novel·la (Catalan) comes from Italian novella, from Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

novel·la (Catalan): novel

Definitions

  1. novel

Ancestry of “novel·la”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannovellafeminine singular of novello; tale, story, short...
2Latinnovellaa newly planted vine or shoot; nominative...
3Latinnovellusnew, young, fresh; novel, newly made
4Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “novel·la”

  • novel·lista
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