Where does “novo” come from?

novo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

novo (Latin): I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...

Definitions

  1. I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...

Ancestry of “novo”, step by step

novo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic nowāō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicnowāō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
4Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Latin novus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
2Proto-Italicnowosnew
3Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

Words derived from “novo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →