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Where does “Neoplatonist” come from?

Neoplatonist (English) comes from English Platonist, from Latin Platonista, from Latin Plato, from Ancient Greek Πλάτων, from Ancient Greek -ών, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

Neoplatonist (English): A member of the philosophical school of...

Definitions

  1. A member of the philosophical school of...

Ancestry of “Neoplatonist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPlatonistA member of the philosophical school of thought...
2LatinPlatonista—
3LatinPlato—
4Ancient GreekΠλάτωνPlato
5Ancient Greek-ώνforms words for places
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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