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...
Definitions
- Of or relating to that part of the brain within...
Ancestry of “entorhinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | to grow, nourish |