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Where does “panencephalitis” come from?

panencephalitis (English) comes from English encephalitis, from English encephal-, 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.

panencephalitis (English): Any disease characterised by widespread...

Definitions

  1. Any disease characterised by widespread...

Ancestry of “panencephalitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishencephalitisInflammation of the brain
2Englishencephal-Alternative form of encephalo-
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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