Novelty
/ˈnɒvəlti/noun
The quality of being new, original, or unusual.
Did you know?Novelty ultimately comes from Latin novus, the same ancient root that gave English words like novice and innovate, linking “newness” to beginnings, youth, and first-time power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*newos
“new”
Latin
Latin
novus
“new, fresh, recent”
Late Latin
Latin
novellitas
“newness, freshness”
Old French
Old French
novelte
“newness, novelty”
Middle English
English
novelte
“newness, unusualness”
Modern English
English
novelty
“the quality or state of being new or unusual”