Where does “Novum Belgium” come from?

Novum Belgium (Latin) comes from Latin Belgium, from Latin Belgica, from Latin belgicus, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

Ancestry of “Novum Belgium”, step by step

Novum Belgium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Belgium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBelgium
2LatinBelgica
3LatinbelgicusBelgic
4LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
5Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell

via Latin novum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovumneuter nominative singular of novus; masculine...
2Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
3Proto-Italicnowosnew
4Proto-Indo-European*néwos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ-Every word from Proto-Celtic bolg-Every word from Latin Belgae