Latin

novellus

‘new, fresh, young, modern’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin novellus.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin novellus, most familiar first.

• novel
• novelty ← novelte ← novelté
• novella
• nouveau ← novel
• telenovela ← novela ← novella ← *novella
• novillo
• novelry ← novelerie ← novel
• novillero ← novillo
• novillada ← novillo
• radionovela ← novela ← novella ← *novella

Etymograph / Latin novellus