Etymology

neo-pagan

Today it means: Of or relating to neo-paganism; a modern form of paganism. Full definition →

First used 19th c.English pagan ← 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. Englishpagan
  8. English todayneo-pagan

From neo- + pagan.

First known use, by meaning

  • 19th c. Of or relating to neo-paganism; a modern form of paganism.
  • 19th c. An adherent of neo-paganism; a modern pagan.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.