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Where does “occipitotemporal” come from?

occipitotemporal (Spanish) comes from Spanish temporal, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

occipitotemporal (Spanish): occipitotemporal

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  1. occipitotemporal

Ancestry of “occipitotemporal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtemporaltemporal; temporary; storm
2Latintemporālis—
3Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
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