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Where does “novius” come from?

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

novius (Vulgar Latin): newly wed; newly married

Definitions

  1. newly wed; newly married

Ancestry of “novius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
2Proto-Italicnowosnew
3Proto-Indo-European*néwos—

Words derived from “novius”

  • exnovio
  • noviazgo
  • novio
  • noivado
  • noivar
  • noivo
  • nòvio
  • nobyo
  • nobyo
  • novio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwos →