Where does “neo” come from?

neo (Old English) comes from Pipil nawi, from Proto-Germanic nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂wis, from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

neo (Old English): a corpse

Definitions

  1. a corpse

Ancestry of “neo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pipilnawifour
2Proto-Germanicnawizcorpse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂wiscorpse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “neo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →
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