Where does “hematoencephalic” come from?
hematoencephalic (English) comes from English encephalic, from English encephalon, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
hematoencephalic (English): Pertaining to the interface between bloodstream...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the interface between bloodstream...
Ancestry of “hematoencephalic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encephalic | of or relating to the encephalon |
| 2 | English | encephalon | The area of central nervous system that includes... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκέφαλος | inside the head; brain; heart of the date palm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 5 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |