Etymology

antinovel

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Today it means: A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist. Full definition →

English novel ← Italian novella ← Vulgar Latin *novella
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  8. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  9. Proto-Italic*nowos
  10. Latinnovus
  11. Latinnovellus
  12. Vulgar Latin*novella
  13. Italiannovella
  14. Englishnovel
  15. English todayantinovel

From anti- + novel.

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