Etymology

neuromechanistic

Today it means: Relating to a neuromechanism Full definition →

English mechanistic ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
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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*megʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  8. New Latinmechanismu
  9. Englishmechan(ism)
  10. Englishmechanistic
  11. English todayneuromechanistic

From neuro- + mechanistic.

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