Where does “hemidecussation” come from?
hemidecussation (English) comes from English decussation, from Latin decussationem, from Latin decussare, from Latin decussis, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
hemidecussation (English): The splitting of the fibres of the optic nerve such that half of each of them continue to the contralateral optic tract
Definitions
- The splitting of the fibres of the optic nerve such that half of each of them continue to the contralateral optic tract
Ancestry of “hemidecussation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decussation | A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to... |
| 2 | Latin | decussationem | — |
| 3 | Latin | decussare | present active infinitive of decussō;... |
| 4 | Latin | decussis | ten; a coin worth ten asses |
| 5 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 6 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |