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Where does “nociceptor” come from?

nociceptor (English) comes from English receptor, from Old French receptour, from Latin receptorius, from Latin recipiō, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

nociceptor (English): A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause...

Definitions

  1. A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause...

Ancestry of “nociceptor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreceptorA protein on a cell wall that binds with specific...
2Old Frenchreceptour—
3Latinreceptorius—
4Latinrecipiō—
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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