nove (Galician)
Where does "nove" come from?
The Galician word 'nove' traces its origins back to the ancient Proto-Indo-European root *h₁néwn̥, which served as the foundation for the number nine across many languages. It evolved through Latin as 'novem' and later transitioned into Old Galician-Portuguese before settling into its modern form. This long linguistic journey highlights the shared ancestry of basic numerical terms across the Indo-European family.
Full etymology tree
- nove (Galician), 'nine'
- inherited nove (Old Galician-Portuguese)
- inherited novem (Latin), 'nine; 9'
- inherited *nowən (Proto-Italic), 'nine'
- inherited *h₁néwn̥ (Proto-Indo-European), 'nine'
- influence *néwos (Proto-Indo-European), 'new'
- influence *h₁enu- (Proto-Indo-European)
- derived *h₁new (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *h₁néwn̥ (Proto-Indo-European), 'nine'
- influence decem (Latin), 'ten; 10'
- inherited *nowən (Proto-Italic), 'nine'
- inherited novem (Latin), 'nine; 9'
- inherited nove (Old Galician-Portuguese)
Ancestors
- novem (Latin)
- *h₁néwn̥ (Proto-Indo-European)
Cognates and doublets
Updated July 2026
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