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Where does “neoclassical” come from?

Neoclassical comes from English classical, from French classique, from Latin classis meaning a class or division, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

neoclassical (English): Of pertaining to a style of architecture based on...

Definitions

  1. Of pertaining to a style of architecture based on...

Ancestry of “neoclassical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishneo-new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to...
2Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
3Latinfēlēs—
4Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
5Proto-Uralicpidetall
6Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
7Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
8Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “neoclassical”

  • neoclassically
  • neoclassicalism
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