Where does “novação” come from?

novação (Portuguese) comes from Latin novātiōnem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

novação (Portuguese): novation

Definitions

  1. novation

Ancestry of “novação”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovātiōnem—
2LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
3Proto-Italicnowāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
6Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti →