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Where does “neuroparenchyma” come from?

neuroparenchyma (English) comes from English parenchyma, from Ancient Greek παρέγχυμα, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ-, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

neuroparenchyma (English): The parenchyma of the nervous system

Definitions

  1. The parenchyma of the nervous system

Ancestry of “neuroparenchyma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparenchymaThe functional tissue of an organ as...
2Ancient GreekπαρέγχυμαAnything poured in beside
3Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ-near; next to; by, near
4Ancient Greekπαρά
5Latinverēdus—
6Gaulishwerēdoshorse
7Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—
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