Etymology

neoimpressionistic

Today it means: Of or relating to neoimpressionism. Full definition →

English impressionistic ← Old French impression ← Latin impressiō
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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. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  8. Proto-Italic*en
  9. Proto-Italic*en-
  10. Latinin-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  13. Proto-Italic*pres-
  14. Latinpremō
  15. Latinimprimō
  16. Latinimpressiōnem
  17. Frenchimpression
  18. Frenchimpressionniste
  19. Englishimpressionist
  20. Latinimpressiō
  21. Old Frenchimpression
  22. Englishimpression
  23. Englishimpressionistic
  24. English todayneoimpressionistic

From neo- + impressionistic.

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