I have a question regarding the use of hyphens in words with certain prefixes, for example: > Neo-Nazism Neo-Confucianism Neo-liberal Are words with a hyphen but: > Neoplatonism > Neocolonialism I'm especially confused with neo-**C**onfucianism and neoplatonism; one contains a hyphen and a capital letter and the other doesn't. Is there a specific rule for hyphens in words with prefixes or is it purely arbitrary?