Etymograph

English

innovatrix

Innovatrix comes from Latin innovātrīx.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinnovātrīx
  2. Englishtodayinnovatrix

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinnovātrīx
  2. Englishtodayinnovatrix

Equivalent to innovate + -trix

Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’

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Proto-Italic *nowāō

Latin novō ‘to make new, renew, refresh’

Latin innovō ‘to renew’

Latin innovātus

English innovate

Today it means

noun A woman who innovates; a female innovator.

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

Etymograph / Latin innovātrīx / innovatrix