Where does “nova” come from?

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

nova (Galician): item of news; feminine singular of novo; nova

Definitions

  1. item of news; feminine singular of novo; nova

Ancestry of “nova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciannovothe young people; new; young
2Old Portuguesenovo—
3Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
4Proto-Italicnowosnew
5Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

Words derived from “nova”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Latin novus →