English

interneuron

From inter- + neuron.

A compound of inter- + neuron

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- ‘to spin (thread), to sew’

Proto-Indo-European *snḗh₁wr̥ ‘band, sinew’

Ancient Greek νεῦρον ‘nerve’

Today it means

noun A multipolar neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons.

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Etymograph / interneuron