Etymology

psychoneuroimmunology

Today it means: The study of the interactions between behavioural, neural, endocrine and immune functions. Full definition →

English neuroimmunology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  6. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  7. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  8. Englishneuro-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  11. Proto-Italic*moinos
  12. Latinmūnus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*né
  14. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  15. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  16. Latinin-
  17. Latinin- -is
  18. Latinimmūnis
  19. Middle Frenchimmun
  20. Englishimmune
  21. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  23. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  24. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  25. Englishimmunology
  26. Englishneuroimmunology
  27. English todaypsychoneuroimmunology

From psycho- + neuroimmunology.

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