English
renovation
Renovation comes from Latin renovātiō ‘renewal’, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos ‘new’, and ultimately from *nu ‘now’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nu‘now’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néwos‘new’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néweh₂ti‘to renew’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nowāōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnovō‘to make new, renew, refresh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErenovō‘to renew, restore or revive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErenovātiō‘renewal’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600renovation
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500renovacion
- Englishearliest quotation 2017renovation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*nu‘now’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néwos‘new’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néweh₂ti‘to renew’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nowāōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnovō‘to make new, renew, refresh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErenovō‘to renew, restore or revive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErenovātiō‘renewal’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600renovation
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500renovacion
- Englishearliest quotation 2017renovation
Earliest quotation: 2017, Anru Lee, Wen-hui Anna Tang: “During the course, the Cijin District Office, the frontline…”
Equivalent to renovate + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *new-
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Latin novō ‘to make new, renew, refresh’
Latin renovō ‘to renew’
Latin renovātus ‘renewed, restored, revived’
Middle English renovat(e) ‘renewed’
English renovate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’
through Proto-Indo-European *néwos ‘new’
new, newly, novel, newer, neon, nova, novice, nuevo, newness, novitiate, 13 more
through Latin novō ‘to make new, renew, refresh’
Today it means
noun An act, or the process, of renovating.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *nu / renovation