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Where does “neoglacial” come from?

neoglacial (English) comes from English neo-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

neoglacial (English): Describing any of several relatively recent...

Definitions

  1. Describing any of several relatively recent...

Ancestry of “neoglacial”, 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 “neoglacial”

  • interneoglacial
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