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Where does “Nova” come from?

Nova (Latin) comes from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Nova (Latin): nova; feminine nominative singular of novus;...

Definitions

  1. nova; feminine nominative singular of novus;...

Ancestry of “Nova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
2Proto-Italicnowosnew
3Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

Words derived from “Nova”

  • Nova
  • Nova Scotian
  • Nova Scotia
  • novia
  • ノバスコシア
  • Nova
  • Celanova
  • novia
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