Where does “novice” come from?
novice (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman novice, from Middle French novice, from Old French novice, from Late Latin novicius, from Latin novīcius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “novice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | novice | — |
| 2 | Middle French | novice | — |
| 3 | Old French | novice | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | novicius | new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | novīcius | — |
| 6 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “novice”