myEtymology.com: English etymology of novelette

Etymology of the English word novelette

the English word novelette

derived from the English word novel

derived from the Old Italian word novella

derived from the Vulgar Latin word novella (news)

derived from the Latin word novellus (young, tender)

derived from the Late Latin word novus (new, fresh, young)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *newo-

using the English suffix -ette