Before the 4th century in Rome, the terms novitas and res nova / nova res had been used with possibly adverse or positive judgment around the innovator. This concept meant "renewing" and was integrated in to the new Latin verb term innovo ("I renew" or "I restore") from the generations https://rowanmplat.isblog.net/the-smart-trick-of-lateral-thinking-that-nobody-is-discussing-45516793