nov
new
Latin · novus
Nov comes from Latin novus, new. A novel was first a 'new' kind of story, a novice is new to a job, and innovation is new ideas; a nova is a star that suddenly looks new.
Memory trick
Nov sounds like 'new': a novel idea, a novice learner, a new star.
Words from this root
- novel (nov + el) — a long fictional story; newउपन्यास; नया
- novelist (nov + el + ist) — writer of novelsउपन्यासकार
- novella (nov + ella) — short novelलघु उपन्यास
- novelette (nov + el + ette) — short novel or storyछोटा उपन्यास या कहानी
- novelize (nov + el + ize) — to turn into a novelउपन्यास का रूप देना
- novelty (nov + el + ty) — newness, something newनवीनता, नई चीज़
- novice (nov + ice) — beginnerनौसिखिया
- novitiate (nov + itiate) — period or state of being a beginnerनौसिखिया होने की अवधि
- novation (nov + ation) — replacing an old contract with a new oneपुराने अनुबंध की जगह नया अनुबंध
- nova (nova) — star that suddenly brightensअचानक चमकने वाला तारा
- supernova (super + nova) — exploding starविस्फोटित तारा, सुपरनोवा
- telenovela (tele + novela) — Latin American TV dramaलैटिन अमेरिकी टीवी धारावाहिक