Where does “ニューロン” come from?

ニューロン (Japanese) comes from English neuron, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

ニューロン (Japanese): a neuron

Definitions

  1. a neuron

Ancestry of “ニューロン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneuronA cell of the nervous system, which conducts...
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
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