Where does “november” come from?
november (Romansch) comes from Latin november, from Latin nove(m)-membris, from Latin novem-mensris, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.
Ancestry of “november”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | november | of November |
| 2 | Latin | nove(m)-membris | of or pertaining ot the ninth month |
| 3 | Latin | novem-mensris | — |
| 4 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |