Where does “encephaloclastic” come from?

encephaloclastic (English) comes from English clastic, from Ancient Greek κλαστός, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

encephaloclastic (English): Associated with, or causing damage to the brain

Definitions

  1. Associated with, or causing damage to the brain

Ancestry of “encephaloclastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclasticMade up of parts that are easily removable; Made...
2Ancient Greekκλαστόςbroken
3Ancient Greekκλάωto break, to break off, to break into pieces; to...
4Ancient Greekκλαίωcry, weep; first-person singular future...
5Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
6Proto-Hellenicklāyyō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-
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