Where does “nonperimesencephalic” come from?
nonperimesencephalic (English) comes from English perimesencephalic, from English mesencephalic, from English mesencephalon, from English encephalon, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to look at.
nonperimesencephalic (English): Not perimesencephalic
Definitions
- Not perimesencephalic
Ancestry of “nonperimesencephalic”, step by step
nonperimesencephalic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perimesencephalic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perimesencephalic | Surrounding the mesencephalon |
| 2 | English | mesencephalic | Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon |
| 3 | English | mesencephalon | A part of the brain located rostral to the pons... |
| 4 | English | encephalon | The area of central nervous system that includes... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκέφαλος | inside the head; brain; heart of the date palm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |