Late Middle English. From Middle French novité novelty, change, innovation from classical Latin novītāt-, novītās newness, novelty, innovation from novus + -tās.
Definition of novity in US English:
novity
nounˈnɒvɪti
rare
An innovation; a novelty.
Origin
Late Middle English. From Middle French novité novelty, change, innovation from classical Latin novītāt-, novītās newness, novelty, innovation from novus + -tās.