neoreality

The story

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*(H)reh₁-
8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
9. Proto-Italic*reis
10. Classical Latinrēs
11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
13. Latinreālis
14. Medieval Latinreālitā
15. Frenchréalité
16. Englishreality
17. English todayneoreality

From neo- + reality.