Where does “neurologie” come from?

neurologie (Romanian) comes from French neurologie, from French 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.

neurologie (Romanian): neurology

Definitions

  1. neurology

Ancestry of “neurologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchneurologieneurology
2Frenchneuro-neuro
3Ancient Greekνευρο-
4Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
6Proto-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