Where does “neurochip” come from?

neurochip (English) comes from English Chip, from Middle English chip, from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

neurochip (English): An integrated circuit designed to interface with...

Definitions

  1. An integrated circuit designed to interface with...

Ancestry of “neurochip”, step by step

neurochip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Chip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChipA diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles
2Middle Englishchipfragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment
3Old Englishċippchip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,...
4Old Englishċippianto cut; hew
5Proto-Germanickipp-to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

via English neuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuroNeurologist; Neurology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-