Etymology

neologism

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Today it means: A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase. Full definition →

French néologisme ← Ancient Greek νέος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνέος“new”
  2. French · derived fromnéologisme
  3. English todayneologism

From French néologisme, from Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ism.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνέος all →

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