Where does “hypogyration” come from?
hypogyration (English) comes from English gyration, from English gyre, from Middle English giren, from French girer, from Italian girare, from Latin gȳrō, from Latin gȳrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
hypogyration (English): Abnormally low numbers of gyri in the cerebral...
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- Abnormally low numbers of gyri in the cerebral...
Ancestry of “hypogyration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gyration | The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed... |
| 2 | English | gyre | A swirling vortex; A circular current, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | giren | — |
| 4 | French | girer | to turn |
| 5 | Italian | girare | to turn, stir, turn over; to spin; to tour,... |
| 6 | Latin | gȳrō | — |
| 7 | Latin | gȳrus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γῦρος | ring, circle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μίτρα | A metal guard worn round the waist; A maiden's... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |