Where does “microneurography” come from?
microneurography (English) comes from English neurography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
microneurography (English): A neurophysiological method used to visualize and record the normal traffic of nerve impulses conducted in peripheral nerves of waking human subjects
Definitions
- A neurophysiological method used to visualize and record the normal traffic of nerve impulses conducted in peripheral nerves of waking human subjects
Ancestry of “microneurography”, step by step
microneurography traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neurography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neurography | imaging of the nerves |
| 2 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 3 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 4 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |