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Where does “mesodiencephalic” come from?

mesodiencephalic (English) comes from English diencephalic, from English encephalic, from English encephalon, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.

mesodiencephalic (English): Relating to the middle of the diencephalon

Definitions

  1. Relating to the middle of the diencephalon

Ancestry of “mesodiencephalic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiencephalicOf or pertaining to the diencephalon
2Englishencephalicof or relating to the encephalon
3EnglishencephalonThe area of central nervous system that includes...
4Ancient Greekἐγκέφαλοςinside the head; brain; heart of the date palm
5Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
6LatinTaxusyew
7Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
8Spanish-scopio-scope
9Latin-scopium—
10Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
11Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
12Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
13Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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