Where does “novate” come from?

novate (English) comes from Latin novatus, 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.

novate (English): To replace something with something new; To...

Definitions

  1. To replace something with something new; To...

Ancestry of “novate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovatusrenewed, refreshed, having been made new;...
2LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
3Proto-Italicnowāō
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti
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