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