Sunday, September 13, 2009

New, in my words

nuve : new

The Illunse word for new is nuve. Nuve is a last name. Similar word nuvem translates to cloud in Portuguese.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for new which is niwe (new, not yet used, untried; not existing before) and the Latin word for new which is novus (new, fresh, young; unusual, extraordinary).

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