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Where does “neoclassically” come from?

neoclassically (English) comes from English neoclassical, from English neo-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk.

neoclassically (English): In a neoclassical way

Definitions

  1. In a neoclassical way

Ancestry of “neoclassically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneoclassicalOf pertaining to a style of architecture based on...
2Englishneo-new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to...
3Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
4Latinfēlēs—
5Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
6Proto-Uralicpidetall
7Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
8Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
9Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
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