Where does “neoteny” come from?
neoteny (English) comes from German Neotenie, 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-.
neoteny (English): The retention of juvenile characteristics in the...
Definitions
- The retention of juvenile characteristics in the...
Ancestry of “neoteny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Neotenie | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 3 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 4 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 6 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |