Where does “innovate” come from?

innovate (English) comes from Latin innovatus, from Latin innovō, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

innovate (English): To alter, to change into something new; to...

Definitions

  1. To alter, to change into something new; to...

Ancestry of “innovate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininnovatus
2Latininnovōto renew, restore
3LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
4Proto-Italicnowāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “innovate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →
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