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Where does “paleoencephalon” come from?

paleoencephalon (English) comes from English encephalon, from Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

paleoencephalon (English): The most ancient part of the brain

Definitions

  1. The most ancient part of the brain

Ancestry of “paleoencephalon”, step by step

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