Where does “leukocortical” come from?

leukocortical (English) comes from English cortical, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

leukocortical (English): Relating to the white matter of the brain

Definitions

  1. Relating to the white matter of the brain

Ancestry of “leukocortical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorticalPertaining to the outer layer of an internal...
2LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
3Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sEvery word from Latin cortexEvery word from English cortical