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Where does “novem” come from?

novem (Latin) comes 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.

novem (Latin): nine; 9; first-person singular present active...

Definitions

  1. nine; 9; first-person singular present active...

Ancestry of “novem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “novem”

  • non
  • none
  • November
  • nobody
  • noon
  • nowhere
  • nonsense
  • na
  • nonprofit
  • nonlinear
  • nonverbal
  • nonexistent
  • nonfiction
  • nonviolent
  • nonhuman
  • nongovernmental
  • nonspecific
  • noonday
  • noncompliance
  • noninvasive
  • nonviolence
  • nontraditional
  • nondescript
  • nonzero
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