Etymology of the English word motoneuron
the English word
motoneuronderived from the English word
motorderived from the Latin word
motor (mover)
derived from the Latin word
motus (movement, motion; riot)
derived from the Latin word
movere (move, stir, agitate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meuə-derived from the English word
neuronderived from the Greek word
neuron, νεῦρον (tendon; nerve; cordlike structure, sinew, tendon)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
