Where does “néophyte” come from?
néophyte (French) comes from Latin neophytus, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος, from Ancient Greek νεο-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää.
Ancestry of “néophyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | neophytus | newly-planted; newly-converted to Christianity;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νεόφυτος | newly planted |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεο- | new |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | fēlēs | — |
| 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- | — |