Where does “afference” come from?

afference (English) comes from French afférent, from Latin afferent-, from Latin afferre, from Latin ferre, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

afference (English): The brain’s reception of signals from the body

Definitions

  1. The brain’s reception of signals from the body

Ancestry of “afference”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchafférentrelative, pertaining
2Latinafferent-—
3Latinafferrepresent active infinitive of afferō; bring to; to...
4Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “afference”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Latin ferre →Every word from Latin afferent- →