Where does “innovare” come from?

innovare (Italian) comes from Latin innovō, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

innovare (Italian): To innovate, to reform, to change

Definitions

  1. To innovate, to reform, to change

Ancestry of “innovare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininnovōto renew, restore
2LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
3Proto-Italicnowāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “innovare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →
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