Where does “Neo-Babylonian” come from?
Neo-Babylonian (English) comes from English Neo, from English neo-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk.
Neo-Babylonian (English): Of or relating to the Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. It was founded in 626 BC and conquered by the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 539 BC
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire, the last polity ruled by monarchs native to Mesopotamia. It was founded in 626 BC and conquered by the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 539 BC
Ancestry of “Neo-Babylonian”, step by step
Neo-Babylonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via English Babylonian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Babylonian | Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the... |
| 2 | Latin | Babylonius | of Babylon, Babylonian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Βαβυλώνιος | Babylonian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Βαβυλών | Babylon |
| 5 | Akkadian | Bābilim | Babylon |