Etymology

neuropathologic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to neuropathology Full definition →

English pathologic ← Ancient Greek πᾰθολογῐκός (păthologĭkós) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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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. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Ancient Greekπαθολογίᾱ (pathologíā)
  13. Ancient Greekπᾰθολογῐκός (păthologĭkós)
  14. Englishpathologic
  15. English todayneuropathologic

From neuro- + pathologic. By surface analysis, neuropathology + -ic.

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