νέος

Ancient Greek

adj-1&2
Definitions
  • young
  • pertaining to young people youthful
  • new, fresh
  • (euphemistic) unexpected, strange, evil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *néwos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (new) inherited from Proto-Hellenic *kórwā root from Proto-Indo-European *new- (nod, wave, push, incline, move, assent to, tend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*new-

Gloss

nod, wave, push, incline, move, assent to, tend

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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