Where does “prosencephalic” come from?
prosencephalic (English) comes from English prosencephalon, from English encephalon, 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.
prosencephalic (English): Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon
Ancestry of “prosencephalic”, step by step
prosencephalic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prosencephalon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prosencephalon | Forebrain |
| 2 | English | encephalon | The area of central nervous system that includes... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκέφαλος | inside the head; brain; heart of the date palm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 5 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |