Where does “Neurotransmitter” come from?

Neurotransmitter (German) comes from German neuro-, from Ancient Greek νευρο-, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

Neurotransmitter (German): neurotransmitter

Definitions

  1. neurotransmitter

Ancestry of “Neurotransmitter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanneuro-neuro
2Ancient Greekνευρο-—
3Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον →