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Where does “holoprosencephalic” come from?

holoprosencephalic (English) comes from English holoprosencephaly, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

holoprosencephalic (English): Relating to or exhibiting holoprosencephaly

Definitions

  1. Relating to or exhibiting holoprosencephaly

Ancestry of “holoprosencephalic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholoprosencephalyA congenital disorder involving insufficient...
2Ancient Greekἐγκέφαλοςinside the head; brain; heart of the date palm
3Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
4LatinTaxusyew
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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