Etymology

neurophysiopathologist

Today it means: A pathologist who specialises in neurophysiopathology Full definition →

English physiopathologist ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (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. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  8. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  9. Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
  10. Englishphysio-
  11. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  12. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  15. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  16. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  17. Frenchpathologie
  18. Englishpathology
  19. Englishpathologist
  20. Englishphysiopathologist
  21. English todayneurophysiopathologist

From neuro- + physiopathologist. By surface analysis, neurophysiopathology + -ist.

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