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Where does “novitas” come from?

novitas (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic nowotāts, from Proto-Indo-European néwoteh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

novitas (Latin): newness, novelty; rareness, strangeness; newness...

Definitions

  1. newness, novelty; rareness, strangeness; newness...

Ancestry of “novitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicnowotāts—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéwoteh₂tsnewness
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “novitas”

  • novity
  • novitatem
  • novedad
  • novità
  • novitade
  • novitate
  • novidade
  • novetat
  • novite
  • novidade
  • noutate
  • novité
  • novidade
  • novità
  • novited
  • novitad
  • gnovitât
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