English

Neorican

From neo- + (Puerto) Rican, modeled after Spanish neorriqueño, itself a blend of neoyorquino (“New Yorker”) + puertorriqueño (“Puerto Rican”).

Proto-Indo-European *nu ‘now’

Proto-Indo-European *néwos ‘new’

Proto-Hellenic *néwos ‘new’

Ancient Greek νέος ‘young’

English neo-

Today it means

adj Of or relating to natives or inhabitants of the mainland United States (especially New York) who are of Puerto Rican descent.

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

Etymograph / Neorican