Where does “neurotransmit” come from?
neurotransmit (English) comes from English transmit, from Middle English transmitten, from Latin trānsmittō, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
neurotransmit (English): To send nerve signals across a synapse between...
Definitions
- To send nerve signals across a synapse between...
Ancestry of “neurotransmit”, step by step
neurotransmit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transmit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transmit | To send or convey something from one person,... |
| 2 | Middle English | transmitten | — |
| 3 | Latin | trānsmittō | to transmit, send, carry, or convey across, over or through; to send off, despatch |
| 4 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |