Where does “heminode” come from?

heminode (English) comes from English node, from Middle English node, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

heminode (English): The end of a myelinated segment of a neuron

Definitions

  1. The end of a myelinated segment of a neuron

Ancestry of “heminode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnodeA knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...
2Middle Englishnodelump, swelling; knot, tie
3Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →Every word from Latin nōdus →Every word from Middle English node →