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Where does “neurovegetative” come from?

neurovegetative (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.

neurovegetative (English): Relating to the autonomic nervous system

Definitions

  1. Relating to the autonomic nervous system

Ancestry of “neurovegetative”, 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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