Where does “novator” come from?

novator (Romanian) comes from French novateur, from French nover, from Latin novare, 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.

novator (Romanian): innovative

Definitions

  1. innovative

Ancestry of “novator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnovateuran innovator; innovative
2Frenchnoverto novate
3Latinnovarepresent active infinitive of novō; second-person...
4LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
5Proto-Italicnowāō
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti