Etymograph

English

Terra Nova

Terra Nova comes from Portuguese Terra Nova ‘Newfoundland’.

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentTerra Nova‘Newfoundland’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentTerra Nova‘Newfoundland’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Portuguese Terra Nova / Terra Nova