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Where does “tonotopic” come from?

tonotopic (English) comes from English -topic, from Latin topica, from Ancient Greek τοπικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

tonotopic (English): Having the quality of being spatially organized...

Definitions

  1. Having the quality of being spatially organized...

Ancestry of “tonotopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-topicplace
2Latintopica—
3Ancient Greekτοπικόςof or for place, in respect to place; concerning...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “tonotopic”

  • tonotopically
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