Where does “novio” come from?

novio (Chavacano) comes from Spanish novio, from Vulgar Latin novius, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

novio (Chavacano): boyfriend

Definitions

  1. boyfriend

Ancestry of “novio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnovioboyfriend; fiancé; bridegroom, groom
2Vulgar Latinnoviusnewly wed; newly married
3Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
4Proto-Italicnowosnew
5Proto-Indo-European*néwos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Latin novus →