neuroanatomy

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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. Old Frenchanatomie
16. Middle Englishanatomie
17. Englishanatomy
18. English todayneuroanatomy

From neuro- + anatomy.

First known use, by meaning

• from 20th c. The anatomy of the nervous system.