Where does “novity” come from?
novity (English) comes from Middle English novitē, from Middle French novité, from Latin novitas, from Proto-Italic nowotāts, from Proto-Indo-European néwoteh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
novity (English): An innovation; a novelty; Novelty; newness
Definitions
- An innovation; a novelty; Novelty; newness
Ancestry of “novity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | novitē | — |
| 2 | Middle French | novité | novelty, change, innovation |
| 3 | Latin | novitas | newness, novelty; rareness, strangeness; newness... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nowotāts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néwoteh₂ts | newness |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |