Etymology

extraencephalic

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Today it means: Located, occurring, or situated outside of the brain. Full definition →

English encephalic ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishencephalic
  8. English todayextraencephalic

From extra- + encephalic.

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