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Re:Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made elec... by radpanda on Friday March 13, 2026 @12:10PM (#47366334)
> "nova" is not a Spanish word

Nova is Spainish for nova.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova

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Re:Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made elec... by FrankWilhoit on Sunday March 15, 2026 @11:32AM (#47388384)
Loanword.
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Re:Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made elec... by dlcarrier on Sunday March 15, 2026 @12:39PM (#47389068)
As I mentioned earlier, it's a Latin word, and Latin was already a dead language when the term was coined, so it doesn't get translated; every language uses the Latin term, or its transliterated equivalent.

Regardless of the etymology, when the car was released, the term "nova" had long been in use, for the astronomical event.

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