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Where does “neurodevelopmental” come from?

Neurodevelopmental combines English neuro- and developmental, which derives from English develop, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- meaning to spin or turn.

neurodevelopmental (English): Of or pertaining to the development of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the development of...

Ancestry of “neurodevelopmental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdevelopmentalRelated to development; A trainee flight...
2EnglishdevelopmentThe process of developing; growth, directed...
3Frenchdéveloppementdevelopment
4Frenchdévelopperto develop; to code
5Middle Frenchdesveloper—
6Old Frenchdesveloper—
7Old Frenchvoloper—
8Vulgar Latinvuloppareto wrap
9Proto-Germanicwlappanąto wrap, roll up, turn, wind
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “neurodevelopmental”

  • neurodevelopmentally
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