Where does “neo-greek” come from?
neo-greek (English) comes from French néo-grec, from French néo-, from Ancient Greek νεο-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää.
neo-greek (English): Describing a style of French painters and architects of the mid-19th century
Definitions
- Describing a style of French painters and architects of the mid-19th century
Ancestry of “neo-greek”, step by step
neo-greek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French néo-grec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | néo-grec | neo-Greek, Neo-Greek; Modern Greek, New Greek;... |
| 2 | French | néo- | neo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεο- | new |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 6 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 8 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 10 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via English greek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | greek | Alternative letter-case form of Greek; To display... |
| 2 | Old English | Grēcas | the Greeks; Greeks |
| 3 | Esperanto | kreko | teal |
| 4 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |