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Where does “neurotoxoplasmosis” come from?

neurotoxoplasmosis (English) comes from English Neuro-, from Ancient Greek νευρο-, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

neurotoxoplasmosis (English): Cerebral toxoplasmosis; "Toxoplasma" infection in...

Definitions

  1. Cerebral toxoplasmosis; "Toxoplasma" infection in...

Ancestry of “neurotoxoplasmosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNeuro-—
2Ancient Greekνευρο-—
3Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew
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