neuropil

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπῖλος“hair”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromνεῦρον“nerve”
3. English todayneuropil

Probably an abbreviation of obsolete neuropilema, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + πίλημα (pílēma, “felt”); or neuro- + Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “hair”).

Words from the same roots