Where does “neurologic” come from?
Neurologic comes from French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix forming words that denote qualities or characteristics.
neurologic (English): Relating to neurology or the nervous system
Definitions
- Relating to neurology or the nervous system
Ancestry of “neurologic”, step by step
neurologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French neurologique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | neurologique | neurological |
| 2 | French | neurologie | neurology |
| 3 | French | neuro- | neuro |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νευρο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νεῦρον | sinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snéh₁wr̥ | sinew, tendon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via English neurology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neurology | The branch of medicine that deals with the... |
| 2 | New Latin | neurologia | — |