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- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Englishichnology
- English todayneoichnology
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
neoichnology
Today it means: A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of modern traces (such as burrows, trails, etc.) created by organisms on and within fresh sediments Full definition →
English ichnology ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *néwos