Where does “neomammalian” come from?
neomammalian (English) comes from English mammalian, from English mammal, from Latin Mammalia, from Latin mammalis, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
neomammalian (English): Of or relating to the cerebral neocortex, which (according to the triune brain model) arose relatively late in mammalian evolution
Definitions
- Of or relating to the cerebral neocortex, which (according to the triune brain model) arose relatively late in mammalian evolution
Ancestry of “neomammalian”, step by step
neomammalian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mammalian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mammalian | of, or pertaining to, mammals; like a mammal; Any... |
| 2 | English | mammal | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by... |
| 3 | Latin | Mammalia | — |
| 4 | Latin | mammalis | Of or for the breasts |
| 5 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |