Where does “novice” come from?
novice (French) comes from Middle French novice, from Old French novice, from Late Latin novicius, from Latin novīcius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
novice (French): beginner, novice; inexperienced
Definitions
- beginner, novice; inexperienced
Ancestry of “novice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | novice | — |
| 2 | Old French | novice | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | novicius | new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | novīcius | new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |