Etymology Explorer › FrenchWhere does “Nouvelle-France” come from? Nouvelle-France (French) comes from French Nouvelle, from Middle French nouvelle, from Old French novele, from Vulgar Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “Nouvelle-France”, step by step Nouvelle-France traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French Nouvelle Step Language Word Meaning 1 French Nouvelle news, a piece of information 2 Middle French nouvelle feminine singular of nouveau 3 Old French novele article of news 4 Vulgar Latin novella a newly planted vine or shoot; nominative... 5 Latin novellus new, young, fresh; novel, newly made 6 Latin -ellus Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... 7 Latin -ulus Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... 8 Proto-Italic -olos — 9 Proto-Italic -elos Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns 10 Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — 11 Proto-Indo-European -lós Forms agent nouns from verbal roots
via French France Step Language Word Meaning 1 French France — 2 Middle French France — 3 Old French France — 4 Latin francia nominative plural of francium; accusative plural... 5 Latin -ia Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... 6 Latin -ius forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... 7 Proto-Italic -jōs Forms comparative adjectives 8 Proto-Indo-European -yós Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems
via Middle French Nouvelle France Words derived from “Nouvelle-France”