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Where does “isocortex” come from?

isocortex (English) comes from English iso-, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος, from Ancient Greek βάρος, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷarus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

isocortex (English): The major part of the cerebral cortex

Definitions

  1. The major part of the cerebral cortex

Ancestry of “isocortex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishiso-equal; forms terms relating to isomers; forms...
2Ancient Greekῐ̓́σοςequal
3Ancient Greekβάροςweight, burden, load; grief, sorrow; plenty
4Ancient Greekβαρύςheavy, weighty; heavy, burdensome, oppressive;...
5Proto-Hellenicgʷarusheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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