Etymology

neurotoxicology

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Today it means: The scientific study of poisoning by neurotoxins. Full definition →

English toxicology ← French toxicologie ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Frenchtoxicologie
  7. Englishtoxicology
  8. English todayneurotoxicology

From neuro- + toxicology.

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