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Where does “neuroprosthesis” come from?

neuroprosthesis (English) comes from English prosthesis, from Latin prosthesis, from Ancient Greek πρόσθεσις, from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti.

neuroprosthesis (English): A prosthesis used to improve the function of an...

Definitions

  1. A prosthesis used to improve the function of an...

Ancestry of “neuroprosthesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprosthesisAn artificial replacement for a body part, either...
2Latinprosthesis—
3Ancient Greekπρόσθεσιςapplication; addition of a letter to the...
4Ancient Greekπροστίθημιto put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to...
5Ancient Greekπροσ-motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
6Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpróti—
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