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Latin
Etymology
Vulgate translation at Ecclesiastes 1:10 (1:9 in most other versions), Semantic loan from Biblical Hebrew אֵין כָּל חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ (“there is nothing new under the sun”): nihil (“nothing”) + sub (“under, beneath”) + sōle (ablative singular form of sōl: “ sun”) + novum (neuter nominative singular form of novus: “new”) = “nothing new under the sun”.
Pronunciation
Phrase
nihil sub sōle novum
- “there is nothing new under the sun”; there is nothing truly novel in existence.