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Where does “thalamocortical” come from?

Thalamocortical derives from English cortical, from Latin cortex meaning bark or outer layer, from Proto-Indo-European ker-, sker-, and sek- meaning to cut or separate.

thalamocortical (English): Relating to, or connecting the thalamus and the...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or connecting the thalamus and the...

Ancestry of “thalamocortical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorticalPertaining to the outer layer of an internal...
2LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
3Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—

Words derived from “thalamocortical”

  • corticothalamocortical
  • thalamocortically
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