Etymology

neurolinguistics

Today it means: Science concerned with the human brain mechanisms underlying the comprehension, production and abstract knowledge of language, be it spoken, signed or written. Full definition →

English linguistics ← Latin lingua ← Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā
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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*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  7. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  8. Latindingua
  9. Latinlingua
  10. Englishlinguist
  11. Englishlinguistics
  12. English todayneurolinguistics

From neuro- + linguistics.

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