Etymology

neurophysics

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Today it means: The branch of physics dealing with the nervous system. Full definition →

English physics ← Middle English phisik ← Latin physicus
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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*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  8. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  9. Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
  10. Ancient Greekφυσικός (phusikós)
  11. Latinphysicus
  12. Middle Englishphisik
  13. Englishphysic
  14. Englishphysics
  15. English todayneurophysics

From neuro- + physics.

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