Etymology

neuroanatomically

Today it means: In terms of or by means of neuroanatomy. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English neuroanatomical
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  9. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  11. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  13. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  14. Latinanatomia
  15. Frenchanatomie
  16. Frenchanatomique
  17. Latinanatomicus
  18. Englishanatomic
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Englishanatomical
  22. Englishneuroanatomical
  23. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  24. Proto-Germanic*līką
  25. English todayneuroanatomically

From neuroanatomical + -ly.

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