Where does “neoreality” come from?
neoreality (English) comes from English reality, from French réalité, from Middle French realité, from Medieval Latin realitas, from Late Latin realis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
neoreality (English): A substitute for reality
Ancestry of “neoreality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | reality | The state of being actual or real; A real entity,... |
| 2 | French | réalité | reality |
| 3 | Middle French | realité | property, possession |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | realitas | reality |
| 5 | Late Latin | realis | actual; real, actual |
| 6 | Latin | rēs | — |
| 7 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 8 | Latin | vindicō | — |
| 9 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 10 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 11 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 12 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 13 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 14 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 15 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 16 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 17 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 18 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |