Where does “neuropacemaker” come from?

neuropacemaker (English) comes from English pacemaker, from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.

neuropacemaker (English): Am implant in which electrical energy in applied in pulses in order to inhibit pain

Definitions

  1. Am implant in which electrical energy in applied in pulses in order to inhibit pain

Ancestry of “neuropacemaker”, step by step

neuropacemaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pacemaker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpacemakerOne who sets the pace in a race, to guide the...
2EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
3Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
4Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
5Old Englishmacianto make
6Emilianmâciaspot, stain
7LatinMacula
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via English neuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuroNeurologist; Neurology
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂Every word from Latin Macula