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Where does “nowāō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nowāō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
3Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nowāō”

  • innovation
  • renovation
  • renovate
  • novation
  • renovator
  • innovational
  • novate
  • renovative
  • innovationist
  • innovationism
  • prerenovation
  • hyperinnovation
  • renovo
  • renovans
  • renovaturus
  • renovandus
  • novaturus
  • novandus
  • innovans
  • innovaturus
  • innovandus
  • innovate
  • innovo
  • innovare
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