Where does “novitiate” come from?
Novitiate comes from Middle French novitiat, from Latin novitiatus, from Latin novitius meaning newcomer or novice, from Latin novus meaning new, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European néwos.
novitiate (English): the period during which a novice of a religious...
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Ancestry of “novitiate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | noviciat | novitiate |
| 2 | French | novice | beginner, novice; inexperienced |
| 3 | Middle French | novice | — |
| 4 | Old French | novice | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | novicius | new, fresh |
| 6 | Latin | novīcius | new, fresh |
| 7 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 8 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |