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
1	Middle French	innovation	—
2	Old French	innovacion	—
3	Latin	innovatio	renewal; alteration; innovation
4	Latin	-tiō	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

Words derived from “innovation”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →