Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neo-latin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: neo-latin
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

adj

Of or relating to the Romance languages.

Obsolete

adj

Of or pertaining to the Neo-Latin language.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English Latin English Neo-Latin From neo- + Latin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neo

Usage

Inflected Forms

Neo Latin (alternative)

Synonyms

new latin new latin language neo-latin language

Questions

What does neo-latin mean?: New Latin
Where does neo-latin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English Latin English Neo-Latin From neo- + Latin.

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