Where does “brainbow” come from?
brainbow (English) comes from English rainbow, from German Regenbogen, from Middle High German rëgenboge, from Old High German reginbogo, from Proto-Germanic regnabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.
brainbow (English): A graphical representation of parts of the brain in which neighbouring neurons are variously coloured with fluorescent dyes
Definitions
- A graphical representation of parts of the brain in which neighbouring neurons are variously coloured with fluorescent dyes
Ancestry of “brainbow”, step by step
brainbow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rainbow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rainbow | A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by... |
| 2 | German | Regenbogen | rainbow |
| 3 | Middle High German | rëgenboge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | reginbogo | rainbow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | regnabugô | rainbow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bugô | bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰugʰ- | bow; arch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |
via English brain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brain | The control center of the central nervous system... |
| 2 | Middle English | brayn | The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought;... |
| 3 | Old English | bræġn | brain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bragn | brain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bragną | brain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mregʰnom | skull, brain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |