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Where does “neuroinhibitory” come from?

neuroinhibitory (English) comes from English inhibitory, from English inhibit, from Latin inhibitus, from Latin inhibeō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

neuroinhibitory (English): That inhibits activity in the nervous system

Definitions

  1. That inhibits activity in the nervous system

Ancestry of “neuroinhibitory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinhibitoryThat inhibits; Of, or relating to an inhibitor
2EnglishinhibitTo hold in or hold back; to keep in check;...
3Latininhibitusrestrained, inhibited
4Latininhibeō—
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →