Where does “nobo” come from?

nobo (Papiamentu) comes from Portuguese novo, from Old Portuguese novo, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

nobo (Papiamentu): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “nobo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenovonew; young; original
2Old Portuguesenovo—
3Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
4Proto-Italicnowosnew
5Proto-Indo-European*néwos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Latin novus →