Etymology

connectome

C3O1N1N1E1C3T1O1M3E1

Today it means: The complete mapping of the structural links in an organism's neural circuitry. Full definition →

English connect ← Latin connectō ← Proto-Italic *kom-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinnectō
  7. Latincōnectō
  8. Latinconnectō
  9. Englishconnect
  10. English todayconnectome

From connect + -ome.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.