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Where does “metencephalic” come from?

metencephalic (English) comes from English metencephalon, 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.

metencephalic (English): Relating to the metencephalon

Definitions

  1. Relating to the metencephalon

Ancestry of “metencephalic”, step by step

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