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Where does “axonotmesis” come from?

axonotmesis (English) comes from English tmesis, from Latin tmēsis, from Ancient Greek τμῆσις, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

axonotmesis (English): A form of nerve crush injury associated with...

Definitions

  1. A form of nerve crush injury associated with...

Ancestry of “axonotmesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtmesisThe insertion of one or more words between the...
2Latintmēsis—
3Ancient Greekτμῆσιςcutting
4Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
5Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →