Where does “corticopontine” come from?
corticopontine (English) comes from English cortico-, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
corticopontine (English): Pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex...
Definitions
- Pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex...
Ancestry of “corticopontine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cortico- | cortex, usually the adrenal cortex or the... |
| 2 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |