Where does “splenium” come from?
splenium (English) comes from Latin splenium, from Ancient Greek σπληνίον, from Ancient Greek σπλήν, from Ancient Greek σπληχ-.
splenium (English): The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum...
Definitions
- The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum...
Ancestry of “splenium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | splenium | Miltwaste, spleenwort; A plaster or patch, for... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπληνίον | pad or compress of linen laid on a wound |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπλήν | milt, spleen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπληχ- | — |