Where does “Nova” come from?

Nova comes from Latin nova, the feminine form of novus meaning "new," from Proto-Indo-European néwos and its root new-, both meaning "new."

Nova (English): Smoked Nova Scotia salmon

Definitions

  1. Smoked Nova Scotia salmon

Ancestry of “Nova”, step by step

Nova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Virginia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVirginiaA former colony that was a part of the British Empire
2LatinVirginia—
3LatinVerginia—

via Latin Nova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNovanova

Words derived from “Nova”

Every word from Latin Verginia →Every word from Latin Virginia →Every word from English Virginia →