Etymology

palaeoneuroanatomy

English neuroanatomy ← Middle English anatomie ← Old French anatomie
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  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishpalaeo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  6. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  7. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  8. Englishneuro-
  9. Latinanatomia
  10. Old Frenchanatomie
  11. Middle Englishanatomie
  12. Englishanatomy
  13. Englishneuroanatomy
  14. English todaypalaeoneuroanatomy

From palaeo- + neuroanatomy.

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