Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “neuronitis” come from?

neuronitis (English) comes from English neuron, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

neuronitis (English): Inflammation of a nerve

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of a nerve

Ancestry of “neuronitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuronA cell of the nervous system, which conducts...
2Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →