novitas

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • newness, novelty
  • rareness, strangeness
  • newness of rank
  • reformation

Etymology

Affix from Latin novus (new, unusual, recent) derived from Proto-Indo-European *néwoteh₂ts (newness), *new- (nod, wave, push, incline, move, assent to, tend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*new-

Gloss

nod, wave, push, incline, move, assent to, tend

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

波

Emoji
👋 🌊 🏄️ 👋

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