Where does “novum” come from?

novum (Latin) comes from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

novum (Latin): neuter nominative singular of novus; masculine...

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative singular of novus; masculine...

Ancestry of “novum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “novum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwosEvery word from Proto-Italic nowosEvery word from Latin novus
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