Where does “novato” come from?

novato (Portuguese) comes from Spanish novato, from Spanish nuevo, from Old Spanish nuevo, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

novato (Portuguese): beginner; newbie; inexperienced

Definitions

  1. beginner; newbie; inexperienced

Ancestry of “novato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnovatonewbie; beginner, newbie, rookie, novice
2Spanishnuevonew; brand new, all-new; fresh
3Old Spanishnuevo—
4Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
5Proto-Italicnowosnew
6Proto-Indo-European*néwos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Latin novus →