Nov-Latin
- noun
- /nɑvˈleɪtɪn/
- Daniele Rosa created Nov-Latin in 1890 as a proposed international language.
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Unlike Esperanto, Nov-Latin never gained widespread popularity.
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The Nov-Latin language was designed for international communication.
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Few people today have studied Nov-Latin, but it is still mentioned in linguistic history.
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Many people are learning Nov-Latin as a second language.
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Daniele Rosa created Nov-Latin in 1890 as a proposed international auxiliary language.
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Unlike Esperanto, Nov-Latin is an artificial language based on Latin.
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The goal of Nov-Latin was to facilitate international communication.
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Etymology
The word Nov-Latin means 'new Latin' because nov- comes from the Latin novus 'new', as in novel, and Latin means 'the language of Rome'. So Nov-Latin is a 'new' or made form of Latin created to be an international language.