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Where does “neurology” come from?

Neurology derives from Modern Latin neurologia, a New Latin coinage combining Greek neuro- (nerve) and -logia (study of).

neurology (English): The branch of medicine that deals with the...

Definitions

  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the...

Ancestry of “neurology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinneurologia—
2Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “neurology”

  • neurological
  • neurologic
  • neurologically
  • nonneurological
  • psychoneurological
  • otoneurologic
  • paleoneurology
  • palaeoneurological
  • cliniconeurological
  • histoneurology
  • paleoneurological
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