Etymology

corticocortical

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Today it means: That connects one cortex with another. Full definition →

English cortical ← Latin cortex ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
  4. Latincortex
  5. Englishcortico-
  6. Englishcortical
  7. English todaycorticocortical

From cortico- + cortical.

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