Where does “meningoencephalic” come from?
meningoencephalic (English) comes from English encephalic, from English encephalon, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
meningoencephalic (English): Relating to the meninges and the encephalon
Definitions
- Relating to the meninges and the encephalon
Ancestry of “meningoencephalic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | encephalic | of or relating to the encephalon |
| 2 | English | encephalon | The area of central nervous system that includes... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκέφαλος | inside the head; brain; heart of the date palm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 5 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |