Etymograph

English

neuromechanism

Neuromechanism comes from Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή ‘contrivance, machine, device, gear’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμηχᾰνήmēkhănḗ‘contrivance, machine, device, gear’
  2. New Latinmodernmechanismu
  3. English1500–presentmechanism
  4. Englishtodayneuromechanism

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμηχᾰνήmēkhănḗ‘contrivance, machine, device, gear’
  2. New Latinmodernmechanismu
  3. English1500–presentmechanism
  4. Englishtodayneuromechanism

A compound of neuro- + mechanism

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

Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ ‘sinew, tendon’

Ancient Greek νεῦρον ‘sinew, tendon, cord’

English neuro-

Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή ‘contrivance, machine, device, gear’

New Latin mechanismus

English mechanism

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- ‘to be able’

may, might, main, yay, mechanical, magician, mower, mechanic, mage, dismay, magus, machinist, mecha, yayo, 78 more

Today it means

noun A neural mechanism

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή / neuromechanism

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