Where does “novio” come from?

novio (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin novius, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

novio (Spanish): boyfriend; fiancé; bridegroom, groom

Definitions

  1. boyfriend; fiancé; bridegroom, groom

Ancestry of “novio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinnoviusnewly wed; newly married
2Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
3Proto-Italicnowosnew
4Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

Words derived from “novio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →Every word from Proto-Italic nowos →Every word from Latin novus →