Where does “entorhinal” come from?
Entorhinal derives from English ento- plus English rhinal, which comes from Ancient Greek ῥίς meaning nose, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.
entorhinal (English): Of or relating to that part of the brain within...
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- Of or relating to that part of the brain within...
Ancestry of “entorhinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rhinal | Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal; Of or... |
| 2 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “entorhinal”