myEtymology.com: English etymology of neopaganism

Etymology of the English word neopaganism

the English word neopaganism

using the English prefix neo-

derived from the Greek word neos, νέος (new; a primary word; 'new'; (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *newo-

derived from the English word paganism

derived from the Late Latin word paganus (pagan; countryman, peasant; pagan; of a pagus; rural)

using the New Latin suffix -an

derived from the Latin word pagus (village; country district, community, canton)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pag-