Where does “néarón” come from?

néarón (Irish) comes from New Latin neuron, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

néarón (Irish): neuron

Definitions

  1. neuron

Ancestry of “néarón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinneuron
2Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον