Etymology

corticothalamic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the cortex and the thalamus Full definition →

English thalamic ← 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. Englishthalamic
  7. English todaycorticothalamic

From cortico- + thalamic.

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