Etymology

novuss

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Today it means: a game closely related to carom, and pocket billiards. Full definition →

Latin novus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnovus
  2. English todaynovuss

From Latvian, from Latin novus, because of its young age compared with other games. Doublet of new and nuevo.

Words from the same roots

Latinnovus all →

novanovilunarNovocastriannovolac

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