Where does “neuroanatomy” come from?
Neuroanatomy derives from English neuro- combined with anatomy, which comes from French anatomie, Latin anatomia, and Ancient Greek ἀνατομία, ultimately from ἀνα- meaning up and -τομή meaning cutting.
neuroanatomy (English): The anatomy of the nervous system; The structure...
Definitions
- The anatomy of the nervous system; The structure...
Ancestry of “neuroanatomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | anatomy | The art of studying the different parts of any... |
| 2 | Latin | anatomia | anatomy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατομή | a cutting up, especially of an animal or person,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατέμνω | I cut up; to cut up |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |