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Where does “neocortex” come from?

Neocortex combines English neo- from Proto-Indo-European néwos meaning "new" with cortex from Latin cortex, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ker-.

neocortex (English): The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the...

Definitions

  1. The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the...

Ancestry of “neocortex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishneo-new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to...
2Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
3Latinfēlēs—
4Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
5Proto-Uralicpidetall
6Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
7Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
8Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
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