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Where does “nova” come from?

nova (Esperanto) comes from English novel, from Italian novella, from Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

nova (Esperanto): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “nova”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nova”

  • Nov-Hampŝiro
  • Nov-Ĵerzejo
  • novedzino
  • malnovgreka
  • novaĵo
  • novjorkano
  • nov-
  • Novjorko
  • malnova
  • novpaganismo
  • novjartago
  • malnovega
  • novjaro
  • Nov-Meksiko
  • nova
  • novigar
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