Where does “neogrecesc” come from?
neogrecesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian neogrec, from French néo-grec, from French néo-, from Ancient Greek νεο-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide.
neogrecesc (Romanian): Modern Greek
Definitions
- Modern Greek
Ancestry of “neogrecesc”, step by step
neogrecesc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian neogrec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | neogrec | neo-Greek, Neo-Greek |
| 2 | French | néo-grec | neo-Greek, Neo-Greek; Modern Greek, New Greek;... |
| 3 | French | néo- | neo- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νεο- | new |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 6 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 7 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 9 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 11 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |