Etymology

neoterize

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Today it means: To neologize, to coin as a new word. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νεωτερίζω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνεωτερίζω“to (forcibly) innovate; to revolutionize”
  2. English todayneoterize

Since the 1870s; from Ancient Greek νεωτερίζω (neōterízō, “to (forcibly) innovate; to revolutionize”) (from νεώτερος (neṓteros, “newer”)). By surface analysis, neoteric + -ize.

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