Where does “nuevo” come from?
nuevo (English) comes from Spanish nuevo, from Old Spanish nuevo, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
nuevo (English): New or novel, usually in reference to Latin...
Definitions
- New or novel, usually in reference to Latin...
Ancestry of “nuevo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nuevo | new; brand new, all-new; fresh |
| 2 | Old Spanish | nuevo | — |
| 3 | Latin | novus | new, novel; fresh, young; recent |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nowos | new |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *néwos | — |