Where does “neologi” come from?
neologi (Swedish) comes from Swedish logi, from French logis, from Old French logeiz, from Old French logier, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
neologi (Swedish): neology; the use of new words in the language;...
Definitions
- neology; the use of new words in the language;...
Ancestry of “neologi”, step by step
neologi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish logi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | logi | lodging; protection (from the weather during night); somewhere to live, or at least to sleep |
| 2 | French | logis | lodge |
| 3 | Old French | logeiz | lodging, tent |
| 4 | Old French | logier | to lodge (stay non-permanently) |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Neo | — |
| 2 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 3 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 5 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 6 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 8 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 10 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |