An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes (Dictionary.com).

Etymology (EN): From It. novella (storia) “new kind of story,” from L. novellus “new, young, recent,” → new.

Etymology (PE): Novâl, from now, → new, + -âl, → -al. Român, from Fr. roman, from V.L. *romanice “in the manner of Romans.”