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Where does “renovate” come from?

renovate (Latin) comes from Latin renovo, 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.

renovate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “renovate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrenovoI renew, restore or revive
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
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