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Where does “novele” come from?

novele (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin novella, from Latin novellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

novele (Old French): article of news

Definitions

  1. article of news

Ancestry of “novele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinnovellaa newly planted vine or shoot; nominative...
2Latinnovellusnew, young, fresh; novel, newly made
3Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “novele”

  • nouvelliste
  • La Nouvelle-Orléans
  • nouvelle
  • novelle
  • novelle
  • nouvelle
  • nouvelle
  • Nouvelle
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