Where does “neurofibrillary” come from?
Neurofibrillary comes from English fibril, Latin -arius, Latin -alis, and Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-, meaning to spin or twist.
neurofibrillary (English): Of or pertaining to a neurofibril
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a neurofibril
Ancestry of “neurofibrillary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibrillary | Of or pertaining to fibrils, or nanoscale fibers |
| 2 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 3 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |