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
- newness, novelty; rareness, strangeness; newness...
Ancestry of “novitas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | nowotāts | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | néwoteh₂ts | newness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |