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Stage 1 of 4
novus
Latin · ancient
"new"
new
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Stage 2 of 4
novicius
Latin · ancient
"newly arrived, new to a task"
newly arrived, new to a task, from novus
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Stage 3 of 4
novice
Old French · medieval
"a person new to a religious order or skill"
carried into French for a person new to a religious order or skill
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Stage 4 of 4
novice
English · 1300s
"a person new to a skill or activity"
settled as the English word for a person new to a skill or activity
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