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Where does “neuroinflammatory” come from?

neuroinflammatory (English) comes from English inflammatory, from English inflame, from Middle English enflaumen, from Old French enflammer, from Latin inflammo, from Latin flammo, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre — to smell.

neuroinflammatory (English): Pertaining to, or causing inflammation of the...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or causing inflammation of the...

Ancestry of “neuroinflammatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflammatoryTending to inflame or provoke somebody; Relating...
2EnglishinflameTo set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn,...
3Middle Englishenflaumen—
4Old Frenchenflammerto inflame
5LatininflammoI ignite, inflame; I excite
6LatinflammoI flame, blaze, burn; I inflame, set on fire; I...
7Latinflammaflame, fire
8Latinflāgrāre—
9Latinfrāgrō—
10Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →