Where does “Neogene” come from?
Neogene comes from English neo- combined with -gene, where neo- derives from Ancient Greek νεο-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Ancient Greek νέϝος, from Proto-Indo-European néwos meaning new.
Neogene (English): Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era;...
Definitions
- Of a geologic period within the Cenozoic era;...
Ancestry of “Neogene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 3 | Latin | fēlēs | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 6 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
Words derived from “Neogene”