Etymology

motoraxon

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Today it means: The axon of a motorneuron. Full definition →

English axon ← Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) ← Proto-Hellenic *aksōn
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*moweō
  4. Latinmoveō
  5. Latinmōtor
  6. Middle Englishmotour
  7. Englishmotor
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*aksōn
  11. Ancient Greekἄξων (áxōn)
  12. Englishaxon
  13. English todaymotoraxon

From motor + axon.

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