Etymograph

English

Nearctic

Coined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858 as ne(o)- + arctic (New World arctic).

Formed from neo- + arctic

Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’

Proto-Indo-European *néwos ‘new’

Proto-Hellenic *néwos ‘new’

Ancient Greek νέος ‘young’

English neo-

Middle English artik

English arctic

The story

Coined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858 as ne(o)- + arctic (New World arctic). Modelled after Palearctic (Old World arctic).

Today it means

name One of the major ecozones of the world, covering most of the North American continent.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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