Where does “Casanova” come from?

Casanova (Galician) comes from Galician nova, from Galician novo, from Old Portuguese novo, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Casanova (Galician): a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia

Definitions

  1. a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia

Ancestry of “Casanova”, step by step

Casanova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician nova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciannovaitem of news; feminine singular of novo; nova
2Galiciannovothe young people; new; young
3Old Portuguesenovo—
4Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
5Proto-Italicnowosnew
6Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

via Galician casa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancasahouse; home; a cell which may be occupied by a...
2Old Portuguesecasahouse
3Latincasahut, cottage, cabin; rural property, small farm;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Latin novus →