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Where does “retrohippocampal” come from?

retrohippocampal (English) comes from English retro-, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

retrohippocampal (English): To the rear of the hippocampus

Definitions

  1. To the rear of the hippocampus

Ancestry of “retrohippocampal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishretro-Back or backward; Behind; In the opposite...
2Latinretrō—
3Latindūcere—
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →