Today's Word "Neoteric"
Published in Vocabulary
neoteric \nee-eh-TER-ik\ (adjective) - Of recent origin; modern.
"While many are convinced that the Shroud of Turin is an ancient artifact dating from the time of Christ, others feel its origins are decidedly more neoteric."
From the Late Latin neotericus, from Greek neoterikos, from neoteros "younger," a comparative form of neos "new." The PIE root is newo-, and not surprisingly, English "new," German "neu," French "neuf" and "nouveau," Russian "novyi," Hindi "naya." In fact, virtually all Indo-European languages take their word for "new" from this stem from this root, one of the clearest pieces of evidence that they all belong to the same family. It also underlies "nova," "novel," "novice" and "innovate"something a lover of all things neoteric approves.
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