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Where does “Novjorko” come from?

Novjorko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nov-, from Esperanto nova, from English novel, from Italian novella, from Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Novjorko (Esperanto): New York City

Definitions

  1. New York City

Ancestry of “Novjorko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonov-new
2Esperantonovanew
3EnglishnovelNewly made, formed or evolved; having no...
4Italiannovellafeminine singular of novello; tale, story, short...
5Latinnovellaa newly planted vine or shoot; nominative...
6Latinnovellusnew, young, fresh; novel, newly made
7Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
8Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
9Proto-Italic-olos—
10Proto-Italic-elos—
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “Novjorko”

  • novjorkano
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