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Where does “νεότης” come from?

νεότης (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-.

νεότης (Ancient Greek): youth; youthful spirit, youthfulness,...

Definitions

  1. youth; youthful spirit, youthfulness,...

Ancestry of “νεότης”, 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 “νεότης”

  • νεότητα
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