Where does “neogen” come from?

neogen (English) comes from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda- — on, onto.

neogen (English): An alloy resembling silver, consisting chiefly of...

Definitions

  1. An alloy resembling silver, consisting chiefly of...

Ancestry of “neogen”, step by step

neogen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGenA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression...
2EnglishagainAnother time; once more; Over and above a factor...
3Middle Englishagaynagain
4Old Englishonġēanopposite
5Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
6Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
7Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
8Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English Neogene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNeogeneOf a geologic period within the Cenozoic era;...
2Englishneo-new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to...
3Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
4Latinfēlēscat
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-

via English Neo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNeoAn optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-