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Where does “neurogenerative” come from?

neurogenerative (English) comes from English generative, from Middle English generatyve, from Latin generō, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

neurogenerative (English): Of or pertaining to the formation of nerve tissue

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the formation of nerve tissue

Ancestry of “neurogenerative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgenerativeHaving the power of generating, propagating,...
2Middle Englishgeneratyve—
3Latingenerō—
4Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
5Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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