Etymology

neorealist

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the post World War II international relations movement of neorealism. Full definition →

English realist ← Middle English real ← Old French ree
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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. Late Latinreālis
  8. Old Frenchree
  9. Middle Englishreal
  10. Englishreal
  11. Englishrealist
  12. English todayneorealist

From neo- + realist.

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