Etymology

paleoneuroanatomy

Today it means: The neuroanatomy of ancient (typically extinct) animals Full definition →

English neuroanatomy ← Middle English anatomie ← Old French anatomie
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  4. Englishpaleo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  7. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  8. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  9. Englishneuro-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  13. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  15. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  16. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  17. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  18. Latinanatomia
  19. Old Frenchanatomie
  20. Middle Englishanatomie
  21. Englishanatomy
  22. Englishneuroanatomy
  23. English todaypaleoneuroanatomy

From paleo- + neuroanatomy.

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