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Where does “neurosynapse” come from?

neurosynapse (English) comes from English synapse, from Ancient Greek σύναψις, from Ancient Greek συνάπτω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν, from Proto-Hellenic *ksún.

neurosynapse (English): A synapse between neurons

Definitions

  1. A synapse between neurons

Ancestry of “neurosynapse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsynapseThe junction between the terminal of a neuron and...
2Ancient Greekσύναψιςcontact; point or line of junction; union,...
3Ancient GreekσυνάπτωI join together, connect
4Ancient Greekσῠν-together; with, together
5Ancient Greekσύνbeside, with
6Proto-Hellenic*ksún—
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