Etymology

misoneist

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Today it means: One who hates or dislikes what is new or innovative. Full definition →

English neo- ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *néwos
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The story

  1. Englishmiso-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  3. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  5. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  6. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  7. Englishneo-
  8. English todaymisoneist

From miso- + neo- + -ist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.