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      neosneo- · Greek · young, newteineinten- · Greek · to stretch, extend (juvenile traits retained)-ikos-ic · Greek · relating to
      Words related to neotenic
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      Where does neotenic come from?

      The word neotenic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: neo-, from Greek neos (“young, new”); ten, from Greek teinein (“to stretch, extend (juvenile traits retained)”); and -ic, from Greek -ikos (“relating to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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