Etymology

afferent

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Latin afferens
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  1. Latin · derived fromafferens“bringing to”
  2. English todayafferent

From Latin afferens (“bringing to”), present participle of afferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”). By surface analysis, af- + -fer + -ent.

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