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Where does “microneural” come from?

microneural (English) comes from English neural, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

microneural (English): Describing surgery to neurons

Definitions

  1. Describing surgery to neurons

Ancestry of “microneural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuralOf, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the...
2Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew
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