Where does “neoendemism” come from?
neoendemism (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.
neoendemism (English): Newly-arisen endemism
Definitions
- Newly-arisen endemism
Ancestry of “neoendemism”, step by step
neoendemism 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 endemism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endemism | The state of being endemic |
| 2 | English | endemic | Native to a particular area or culture;... |
| 3 | French | endémique | endemic |
| 4 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 6 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |