Where does “prosencephalon” come from?

prosencephalon (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.

prosencephalon (English): Forebrain

Definitions

Forebrain

Ancestry of “prosencephalon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	encephalon	The area of central nervous system that includes...
2	Ancient Greek	ἐγκέφαλος	inside the head; brain; heart of the date palm
3	Ancient Greek	κεφαλή	head; a person's life; the top-most part
4	Latin	Taxus	yew
5	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
7	Latin	-scopium	—
8	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
12	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
13	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “prosencephalon”

prosencephalic

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