Where does “tricortical” come from?
tricortical (English) comes from English cortical, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
tricortical (English): Connected to three cortical plates
Definitions
- Connected to three cortical plates
Ancestry of “tricortical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cortical | Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal... |
| 2 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |