Etymology

neo-luddite

neo·Lud·dite

Today it means: Opposed to technology, in the fashion of the Luddites. Full definition →

English Luddite ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *néwos
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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. EnglishLuddite
  8. English todayneo-Luddite

From neo- + Luddite.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.