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Where does “neurula” come from?

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

neurula (English): An embryo of vertebrates in the stage when the...

Definitions

  1. An embryo of vertebrates in the stage when the...

Ancestry of “neurula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neurula”

  • neurulation
  • postneurulation
  • neurular
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