Etymology of the English word neurology
the English word
neurologyderived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
neuron, νεῦρον (tendon; nerve; cordlike structure, sinew, tendon)
Derivations in English
neurologistCognates
Dutch
neurologie, French
neurologie, German
Neurologie, Italian
neurologia, Lithuanian
neurologija, Norwegian
neurologi, Polish
neurologia, Russian
нeвpoлoгия, Swedish
neurologiUsage
Word found in Modern English
