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Where does “novello” come from?

novello (Italian) comes from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

novello (Italian): new, early; spring; newly

Definitions

  1. new, early; spring; newly

Ancestry of “novello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovellusnew, young, fresh; novel, newly made
2Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “novello”

  • novella
  • telenovela
  • novelle
  • novellalike
  • e-novella
  • telenovela
  • novela
  • novelesco
  • novellaio
  • novellistica
  • novellare
  • novellatore
  • novelletta
  • novellistico
  • novella
  • novellamente
  • novelliere
  • Novelle
  • novela
  • telenovela
  • novella
  • novel·lista
  • novel·la
  • novelo
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