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Where does “neo-proletariat” come from?

neo-proletariat (English) comes from English proletariat, from French prolétariat, from French prolétaire, from Latin prōlētārius, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

neo-proletariat (English): The modern, postindustrial proletariat,...

Definitions

  1. The modern, postindustrial proletariat,...

Ancestry of “neo-proletariat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproletariatThe working class or lower class; The wage...
2Frenchprolétariatproletariat
3Frenchprolétaireproletarian
4Latinprōlētārius—
5Latinprōlēs—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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