Where does “neurological” come from?
Neurological comes from English neurology plus the English suffix -ic, which derives from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
neurological (English): Dealing with neurology, the study of the brain
Definitions
- Dealing with neurology, the study of the brain
Ancestry of “neurological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neurology | The branch of medicine that deals with the... |
| 2 | New Latin | neurologia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |