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- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinpro-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
- Proto-Italic*tegō
- Latintegō
- Latinprōtegō
- Late Latinprōtēctiō
- Englishprotection
- English todayneuroprotection
From neuro- + protection.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.