Where does “neo-Latin” come from?
neo-Latin (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-Latin (English): Of or pertaining to the Neo-Latin language
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Neo-Latin language
Ancestry of “neo-Latin”, step by step
neo-Latin 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 Latin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Latin | Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient... |
| 2 | Middle English | Latyn | Relating to the Latin language; Relating to the... |
| 3 | Old French | latin | Latin language |
| 4 | Latin | Latīnus | Latin; of or pertaining to Latium, the Latin language, people, or culture |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |