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Where does “neurobiologism” come from?

neurobiologism (English) comes from English neurobiology, from English Biology, from New Latin biologia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

neurobiologism (English): The tendency to attribute neurobiological causes...

Definitions

  1. The tendency to attribute neurobiological causes...

Ancestry of “neurobiologism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneurobiologyThe scientific study of nerve and brain function...
2EnglishBiology—
3New Latinbiologia—
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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