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Where does “nobyo” come from?

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

nobyo (Tagalog): boyfriend; fiancé

Definitions

  1. boyfriend; fiancé

Ancestry of “nobyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnovioboyfriend; fiancé; bridegroom, groom
2Vulgar Latinnoviusnewly wed; newly married
3Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
4Proto-Italicnowosnew
5Proto-Indo-European*néwos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →