Where does “neo” come from?
neo (Italian) comes from Latin naevus, from Latin gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
neo (Italian): mole; beauty spot; flaw, defect
Definitions
- mole; beauty spot; flaw, defect
Ancestry of “neo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | naevus | birthmark; mole |
| 2 | Latin | gnaevus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁iwós | native |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |