Where does “νεο-” come from?
νεο- (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-.
νεο- (Ancient Greek): new
Ancestry of “νεο-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 2 | Latin | fēlēs | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 5 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
Words derived from “νεο-”