Where does “novell” come from?
novell (Estonian) comes from German Novelle, 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.
novell (Estonian): a short work of fiction, usually with few...
Definitions
- a short work of fiction, usually with few...
Ancestry of “novell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Novelle | novella; amendment |
| 2 | Italian | novella | feminine singular of novello; tale, story, short... |
| 3 | Latin | novella | a newly planted vine or shoot; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | novellus | new, young, fresh; novel, newly made |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |