Where does “neo-noir” come from?
neo-noir (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-noir (English): A genre of film that combines elements of...
Definitions
- A genre of film that combines elements of...
Ancestry of “neo-noir”, step by step
neo-noir 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 noir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noir | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere... |
| 2 | French | noir | black in colour; drunk; inebriated; black, of... |
| 3 | Middle French | noir | black |
| 4 | Old French | noir | black; black; having a black color |
| 5 | Latin | Niger | A Roman agnomen, or "nickname" |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |