Where does “neotectonic” come from?
neotectonic (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.
neotectonic (English): Relating to neotectonics
Definitions
- Relating to neotectonics
Ancestry of “neotectonic”, step by step
neotectonic traces back through 3 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 tectonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tectonic | Of or relating to construction or to... |
| 2 | Late Latin | tectonicus | building; architectural, tectonic, architectonic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τεκτονικός | practised or skilled in building; pertaining to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Romanian tectonică
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tectonică | tectonics |