neon
/ˈniːɒn/·네온·noun
a noble gas used in bright glowing signs
GreekCEFR B1
Root
Greek 'neos' (new)
Greek neos (new) → Latin neon → named in 1898 by Ramsay & Travers (newly discovered noble gas) → English neon
In a word
Greek neos = 'new'. The name pinned in 1898 onto a newly discovered gas. The neo family branches around 'newness' — neon (the newly discovered gas), neologism (new word), neonatal (newly born), neophyte (newly entered), neolithic (new stone age). A neon sign at night glows on a single word: 'new'.
Examples
Neon signs lit the street red.
Neon is element number ten.
She wore a neon yellow jacket.
Related
neonatalneologismneophyteneolithicrenew