Etymology

neologist

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Today it means: One who coins a new word or new words. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νέος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνέος“new”
  2. English todayneologist

Back-formation from neologism, equivalent to Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ist. Compare French néologiste.

Words from the same roots

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