Etymology

electroneurophysiological

Today it means: electroneural and physiological Full definition →

English neurophysiological ← Latin physiologicus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  8. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  9. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  10. Englishneuro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  13. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  14. Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
  15. Englishphysio-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  18. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  19. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Latinphysiologicus
  23. Englishphysiological
  24. Englishneurophysiological
  25. English todayelectroneurophysiological

From electro- + neurophysiological.

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