Where does “Neulatein” come from?
Neulatein (German) comes from German neulateinisch, from German neu, from Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.
Neulatein (German): New Latin
Definitions
- New Latin
Ancestry of “Neulatein”, step by step
Neulatein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German neulateinisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | neulateinisch | New Latin of the chronolect |
| 2 | German | neu | new; modern, recent, latest |
| 3 | Middle High German | niuwe | new |
| 4 | Old High German | niuwi | new; newness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via German Latein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Latein | Latin |
| 2 | Middle High German | latin | — |
| 3 | Latin | Latīnus | Latin; of or pertaining to Latium, the Latin language, people, or culture |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |