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Where does “novennis” come from?

novennis (Latin) comes 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.

novennis (Latin): of nine years

Definitions

  1. of nine years

Ancestry of “novennis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
2LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
3Proto-Italicnowāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “novennis”

  • novennial
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