Where does “neomodernist” come from?
neomodernist (English) comes from English neomodern, from English Neo, from English neo-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää.
neomodernist (English): One who holds neomodern attitudes or takes a...
Definitions
- One who holds neomodern attitudes or takes a...
Ancestry of “neomodernist”, step by step
neomodernist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neomodern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neomodern | Of or pertaining to a "new simplicity" in... |
| 2 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 3 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 6 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 8 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 10 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via English modernist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modernist | Of, or relating to modernism; A follower or... |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |