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Where does “encephalotrigeminal” come from?

encephalotrigeminal (English) comes from English trigeminal, from Italian trigemino, from Italian gemino, from Latin Geminus, from Latin geminus, from Proto-Italic jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European yemH- — twin.

encephalotrigeminal (English): Relating to the brain and the trigeminal nerve;...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the brain and the trigeminal nerve;...

Ancestry of “encephalotrigeminal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrigeminalOf or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve;...
2Italiantrigeminotriplet; trigeminal
3Italiangeminotwin; geminous; first-person singular present...
4LatinGeminus—
5Latingeminustwin; double, paired; a twin
6Proto-Italicjemanos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanyemH-twin
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