Where does “neurotoksiini” come from?
neurotoksiini (Finnish) comes from Finnish neuro-, from Ancient Greek νευρο-, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
neurotoksiini (Finnish): neurotoxin
Ancestry of “neurotoksiini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neuro- | neuro- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | νευρο- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεῦρον | sinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | snéh₁wr̥ | sinew, tendon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |