Summary: The Latin root word *nov* means "new." This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including [*nov*]el, super[*nov*]a, and re[*nov*]ate. The Latin root word *nov* is easily recalled through the English word [*nov*]el, for a [*nov*]el experience is one that has never happened before and so is "new" to you.
