Etymology

neuromechanic

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English mechanic ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique
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The story

  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*megʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  9. Latinmēchanicus
  10. Old Frenchmecanique
  11. Middle Englishmekanyk
  12. Englishmechanic
  13. English todayneuromechanic

From neuro- + mechanic.

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