English
Neoplatonism
From neo- + Platonism.
A compound of neo- + Platonism
Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’
Proto-Indo-European *néwos ‘new’
Proto-Hellenic *néwos ‘new’
Ancient Greek νέος ‘young’
English neo-
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘flat’
Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us ‘flat, broad’
Proto-Hellenic *plətús ‘wide, broad’
Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς ‘wide’
Ancient Greek Πλάτων ‘Plato’
English Platonism
Today it means
name A school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Neoplatonism