Here's a breakdown of its journey:
* Old French: "nouvelles" (plural) - "new things"
* Middle English: "newes" (plural) - adopted from the Old French
* Modern English: "news" (singular) - evolved from the Middle English plural form
Interestingly, the singular form "news" has been used for centuries even though it originated as a plural term. This is a case of grammatical change and the word becoming a singular noun representing a collective concept.