Where does “neurotracer” come from?
neurotracer (English) comes from English tracer, from English trace, from Middle English trace, from Old French trace, from Old French tracier, from Latin tractiāre, from Latin tractus, from Latin trahere — to run.
neurotracer (English): A fluorescent tracer that adheres to neurons
Definitions
- A fluorescent tracer that adheres to neurons
Ancestry of “neurotracer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tracer | A compound, element, or isotope used to track the... |
| 2 | English | trace | An act of tracing; An enquiry sent out for a... |
| 3 | Middle English | trace | A trail, track or road; a pathway or route; One's... |
| 4 | Old French | trace | trace |
| 5 | Old French | tracier | — |
| 6 | Latin | tractiāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 8 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |