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Where does “neoteric” come from?

neoteric (English) comes from Latin neotericus, from Ancient Greek νεωτερικός, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk.

neoteric (English): Modern, new-fangled; New; recent; A modern author

Definitions

  1. Modern, new-fangled; New; recent; A modern author

Ancestry of “neoteric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinneotericus—
2Ancient Greekνεωτερικός—
3Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
4Latinfēlēs—
5Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
6Proto-Uralicpidetall
7Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
8Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
9Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “neoteric”

  • neoterically
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