Where does “cortex” come from?
cortex (French) comes from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
cortex (French): cortex
Definitions
- cortex
Ancestry of “cortex”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |