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Where does “innovativo” come from?

innovativo (Italian) comes from Italian innovare, 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.

innovativo (Italian): innovative

Definitions

  1. innovative

Ancestry of “innovativo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianinnovareTo innovate, to reform, to change
2Latininnovō—
3LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
4Proto-Italicnowāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “innovativo”

  • innovative
  • innovatività
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