Where does “novi” come from?
novi (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese nove, from Old Portuguese nove, from Latin novem, 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.
novi (Kabuverdianu): nine
Ancestry of “novi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | nove | nine |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | nove | nine |
| 3 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 4 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |