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Where does “neurogenic” come from?

Neurogenic derives from French -gène, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον nerve and γένος kind or origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- to beget or produce.

neurogenic (English): Originating in, or caused by, the nervous system

Definitions

  1. Originating in, or caused by, the nervous system

Ancestry of “neurogenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgenicof, relating to, produced by, or being a gene
2English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
3EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
4Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
5Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
6Spanishimagenimage
7Italianimmagineimage; imago
8Latinimāginem—
9Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
10Latinīn-—
11Latinîn—
12Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
13Proto-Italicenin
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “neurogenic”

  • nonneurogenic
  • neurogenically
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