Where does “periaxonal” come from?
periaxonal (English) comes from English axonal, from English axon, from Ancient Greek ἄξων, from English -phyte, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
periaxonal (English): Surrounding an axon
Definitions
- Surrounding an axon
Ancestry of “periaxonal”, step by step
periaxonal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English axonal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | axonal | Of or pertaining to an axon |
| 2 | English | axon | A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄξων | an axle; an axis; the axis of the celestial... |
| 4 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |