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Where does “antinovelistic” come from?

antinovelistic (English) comes from English antinovel, from English novel, from Italian novella, from Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

antinovelistic (English): Of or relating to an antinovel

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to an antinovel

Ancestry of “antinovelistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantinovelA novel that deliberately avoids the typical...
2EnglishnovelNewly made, formed or evolved; having no...
3Italiannovellafeminine singular of novello; tale, story, short...
4Latinnovellaa newly planted vine or shoot; nominative...
5Latinnovellusnew, young, fresh; novel, newly made
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →