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Where does “νεανίας” come from?

νεανίας (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

νεανίας (Ancient Greek): young man, youth, young adult, younger adult

Definitions

  1. young man, youth, young adult, younger adult

Ancestry of “νεανίας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
2Latinfēlēs—
3Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
4Proto-Uralicpidetall
5Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
6Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
7Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “νεανίας”

  • neanimorphic
  • neanias
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