Where does “prejunctional” come from?
prejunctional (English) comes from English junctional, from English junction, from Latin iūnctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prejunctional (English): In front of the neuromuscular junction
Definitions
- In front of the neuromuscular junction
Ancestry of “prejunctional”, step by step
prejunctional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English junctional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | junctional | Of, pertaining to, situated at, or operating at a... |
| 2 | English | junction | The act of joining, or the state of being joined;... |
| 3 | Latin | iūnctiō | joining, uniting |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |