Etymology

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Today it means: Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νεῦρον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromνεῦρον“a sinew, nerve”
  2. English todayneural

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “a sinew, nerve”) + -al.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνεῦρον all →

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