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

  1. mole; beauty spot; flaw, defect

Ancestry of “neo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaevusbirthmark; mole
2Latingnaevus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁iwósnative
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “neo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós →Every word from Latin gnaevus →