Where does “innovation” come from?
Innovation comes from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Late Latin innovatio, a noun formation from the Latin prefix in- and the verb innovāre, meaning to renew or make new.
innovation (English): The act of innovating; the introduction of...
Definitions
- The act of innovating; the introduction of...
Ancestry of “innovation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | innovation | — |
| 2 | Old French | innovacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | innovatio | renewal; alteration; innovation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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