Etymology

neo-Zionist

Today it means: An advocate of neo-Zionism. Full definition →

English Zionist ← Early New High German Zioninflu. ← Middle English Sion
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Biblical Hebrewצִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)
  8. Koine GreekΣῑών (Sīṓn)
  9. LatinSīōn
  10. Old EnglishSyon
  11. Middle EnglishSion
  12. Early New High GermanZioninflu.
  13. EnglishZion
  14. EnglishZionist
  15. English todayneo-Zionist

From neo- + Zionist.

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