Etymology

corticogenesis

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Today it means: The organization of cells during the development of the cortex of the brain Full definition →

English genesis ← Latin genesis ← Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)
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  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. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
  8. Proto-Hellenic*génetis
  9. Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
  10. Latingenesis
  11. Englishgenesis
  12. English todaycorticogenesis

From cortico- + genesis.

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