Etymology of the French word innovation
the French word
innovationderived from the Latin word
innovatio (renewal; alteration; innovation)
derived from the Latin word
innovatus (renewed; altered)
derived from the Latin word
innovare (alter, make a innovation in; renew)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
novare (make new, renovate; renew)
derived from the Late Latin word
novus (new, fresh, young)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*newo-Date
The earliest known usage of innovation in French dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
innovatie, English
innovation, German
Innovation, Italian
innovazione, Norwegian
innovasjon, Swedish
innovation
