Where does “colliculothalamocortical” come from?
colliculothalamocortical (English) comes from English colliculo-, from English colliculus, from Latin colliculus, from Latin collis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
colliculothalamocortical (English): In mammals, utilising the neural pathway for retinal information that runs from the retina, through the superior colliculus, to the thalamus, and thence to the visual cortex
Definitions
- In mammals, utilising the neural pathway for retinal information that runs from the retina, through the superior colliculus, to the thalamus, and thence to the visual cortex
Ancestry of “colliculothalamocortical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colliculo- | Pertaining to the inferior colliculus or superior... |
| 2 | English | colliculus | A small elevation; a knoll |
| 3 | Latin | colliculus | small hill, hillock, knoll |
| 4 | Latin | collis | a hill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |