Where does “neuromythology” come from?
neuromythology (English) comes from English mythology, from Middle French mythologie, from Latin mythologia, from Ancient Greek μυθολογία, from Ancient Greek μυθολογέω, from Ancient Greek -λόγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
neuromythology (English): Widespread incorrect beliefs regarding the workings of the brain
Definitions
- Widespread incorrect beliefs regarding the workings of the brain
Ancestry of “neuromythology”, step by step
neuromythology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mythology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mythology | The collection of myths of a people, concerning... |
| 2 | Middle French | mythologie | — |
| 3 | Latin | mythologia | mythology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μυθολογία | romance, fiction, legend; story-telling |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυθολογέω | I tell tales |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λόγος | word, speech; one who speaks; word, knowledge,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |