Where does “novena” come from?
novena (Spanish) comes from Spanish noveno, from Old Spanish noveno, from Latin novēnus, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
novena (Spanish): feminine singular of noveno; novena
Definitions
- feminine singular of noveno; novena
Ancestry of “novena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | noveno | ninth |
| 2 | Old Spanish | noveno | ninth |
| 3 | Latin | novēnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |