Where does “neuroenhancement” come from?
neuroenhancement (English) comes from English enhancement, from English enhance, from Middle English enhauncen, from Old French enhaucier, from Vulgar Latin inaltiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós.
neuroenhancement (English): Any of several techniques or systems intended to...
Definitions
- Any of several techniques or systems intended to...
Ancestry of “neuroenhancement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enhancement | Improvement; The degree to which the image of a... |
| 2 | English | enhance | To lift, raise up; To augment or make something... |
| 3 | Middle English | enhauncen | To lift, heighten, or raise up; To better or... |
| 4 | Old French | enhaucier | To elevate; To enhance |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | inaltiare | present active infinitive of *inaltiō;... |
| 6 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |