Where does “neurodegenerescence” come from?
neurodegenerescence (English) comes from English degenerescence, from French dégénérescence, from French dégénérer, from Latin degenerare, from Latin degenero, from Latin degener, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “neurodegenerescence”, step by step
neurodegenerescence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English degenerescence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | degenerescence | degeneration |
| 2 | French | dégénérescence | degeneration |
| 3 | French | dégénérer | to degenerate |
| 4 | Latin | degenerare | present active infinitive of dēgenerō;... |
| 5 | Latin | degenero | I degenerate, deteriorate |
| 6 | Latin | degener | of inferior stock, low-born; inferior to one’s... |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |