Where does “neon” come from?

neon (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

neon (Polish): neon; neon sign, as used on buildings for...

Definitions

  1. neon; neon sign, as used on buildings for...

Ancestry of “neon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
2Latinfēlēscat
3Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
4Proto-Uralicpidetall
5Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
6Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
7Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “neon”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic pitädäk →Every word from Finnish pitää →