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Where does “innovatory” come from?

innovatory (English) comes from English innovate, 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.

innovatory (English): Producing new ideas or products

Definitions

  1. Producing new ideas or products

Ancestry of “innovatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinnovateTo alter, to change into something new; to...
2Latininnovatus
3Latininnovō—
4LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
5Proto-Italicnowāō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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