Reconstruction:Latin/novium

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This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

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Etymology

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Related to novus (new), perhaps representing a borrowing of some descendant of Proto-Indo-European *néwyos. Possibly documented in the personal name Novius, a hapax from southern Italy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*novium m (Proto-Western-Romance)

  1. newlywed

Declension

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singular plural
nominative */ˈnɔβjos/ */ˈnɔβji/?
oblique */ˈnɔβju/ */ˈnɔβjos/

Descendants

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  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Occitan: novi
    • Old Catalan: novi
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Portuguese: noivo
    • Spanish: novio (see there for further descendants)
  • → Berber: tenunbia

References

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