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Alois Alzheimer a physician of German origin who lived from 1864 to 1915. Alzheimer earned great success as a professor of psychology in Breaslau. His main interest was histopathology, the study of disease tissue. Alzheimer is also created as being one of the founding fathers of neuropathology, the study of disease of the nervous system tissue
Read more in the link, if interested. His, was a German name in origin, and gave rise to "Alzheimer's disease"
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Is 'octo' a word in Greek or Latin?
The word 'octo' means 'eight' in Latin. Both it and the very similar Greek work 'okhto' (οχτώ) can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European word 'okto', which is also the ultimate ancestor of the English word 'eight'.
What is the meaning of the root word 'lab'?
It isn't Greek, it's Latin and it means "work" (labor).
How do you say work in latin?
The Latin word for work is "labor" or "opus."
What is the Latin name for George?
The Latin equivalent of George is Georgius. The name originates from the Greek word for farmer or, more literally, earth worker or soil worker (in Greek, ge means earth or soil and ergon means work).
Which Greek or Latin work means the same as gyne?
genus
What does the word work mean in greek?
The Greek root word for "work" is "ergon." It does not share a meaning with the Old English word for work, which is "wrycan."
What for the Latin work for 10?
The latin word for ten is "decem"
What is the latin word for working?
Labor is latin for work
What is the Latin work for dedication?
This word is dedicatio.
Where did the word 'electricity' originate?
The origin is from the Greek word 'Electron' and the Latin word 'Electrum' meaning amber. This is because rubbing amber together causes electrostatic phenomena. The modern Latin word in 'Electricus'. The word became 'electric' in the mid 17th century and is ascribed to Sir Thomas Browne for his work in 1646
Why do authors add Latin or Greek word to their work?
Typically in science or medical books this is just the proper term, but in fantasy it ads an air of mystery and darkness to the book.
Does one third of English work come from greek and latin?
Actually, 63% of all English words come from Latin.
