Etymology

corticospinal

C3O1R1T1I1C3O1S1P3I1N1A1L1

Today it means: Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord. Full definition →

English spinal ← Latin cortex ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s
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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. Englishspinal
  7. English todaycorticospinal

From cortico- + spinal.

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