Where does “ネオテニー” come from?
ネオテニー (Japanese) comes from English neoteny, from German Neotenie, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk.
ネオテニー (Japanese): neoteny
Definitions
- neoteny
Ancestry of “ネオテニー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neoteny | The retention of juvenile characteristics in the... |
| 2 | German | Neotenie | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |