English
Neolog
Neolog comes from Hungarian neológ.
- Hungarianmodernneológ
- Englishearliest quotation 1988Neolog
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hungarianmodernneológ
- Englishearliest quotation 1988Neolog
Earliest quotation: 1988, Arieh Ben-Tov: “The Neologs were known for their deep sense of…”
A compound of νεός ‘new’ + λόγος ‘word’
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect (words)’
Proto-Hellenic *lógos
Ancient Greek λόγος ‘word’
Every English word from Hungarian neológ
Today it means
adj Pertaining to a liberal and reformist current of Hungarian Judaism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hungarian neológ / Neolog