Where does “nuafhocal” come from?

nuafhocal (Irish) comes from Irish nua-, from Irish nua, from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nuafhocal (Irish): neologism

Definitions

  1. neologism

Ancestry of “nuafhocal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnua-neo-, new, modern
2Irishnuanew; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing
3Middle Irishnúanew
4Old Irishnuaenew
5Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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