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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...

Definitions

  1. Abnormally low numbers of gyri in the cerebral...

Ancestry of “hypogyration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgyrationThe act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed...
2EnglishgyreA swirling vortex; A circular current, especially...
3Middle Englishgiren—
4Frenchgirerto turn
5Italiangirareto turn, stir, turn over; to spin; to tour,...
6Latingȳrō—
7Latingȳrus—
8Ancient Greekγῦροςring, circle
9Ancient GreekμίτραA metal guard worn round the waist; A maiden's...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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