Where does “novena” come from?
novena (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Latin novēnus, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
novena (Ecclesiastical Latin): novena; nominative feminine singular of novēnus;...
Definitions
- novena; nominative feminine singular of novēnus;...
Ancestry of “novena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | novēnus | — |
| 2 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
Words derived from “novena”