Where does “rhombencephalon” come from?
rhombencephalon (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.
rhombencephalon (English): The hindbrain
Definitions
- The hindbrain
Ancestry of “rhombencephalon”, step by step
rhombencephalon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English encephalon
| 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 |
via English rhomb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhomb | A rhombus; A rhombohedron |
| 2 | Latin | rhombus | rhombus; flatfish; sturgeon |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥόμβος | bullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥέμβω | I turn in circles; I roam, rove about |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wrembh- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werbh- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |