Where does “nova” come from?
nova (Ido) comes from Ido nuva, from Esperanto nova, from English novel, from Italian novella, from Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nova (Ido): new, novel; new
Ancestry of “nova”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | nuva | new |
| 2 | Esperanto | nova | new |
| 3 | English | novel | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no... |
| 4 | Italian | novella | feminine singular of novello; tale, story, short... |
| 5 | Latin | novella | a newly planted vine or shoot; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | novellus | new, young, fresh; novel, newly made |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “nova”