Where does “noivo” come from?

noivo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese novio, from Vulgar Latin novius, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

noivo (Portuguese): fiancé; groom, bridegroom

Definitions

  1. fiancé; groom, bridegroom

Ancestry of “noivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenovio—
2Vulgar Latinnoviusnewly wed; newly married
3Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
4Proto-Italicnowosnew
5Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

Words derived from “noivo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Latin novus →