Where does “neuropsin” come from?

neuropsin (English) comes from English opsin, from English rhodopsin, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

neuropsin (English): A type of opsins expressed mostly in the eye and nervous tissue

Definitions

  1. A type of opsins expressed mostly in the eye and nervous tissue

Ancestry of “neuropsin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopsinAny of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the...
2EnglishrhodopsinA light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the...
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ
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