Etymology

neocortex

N1E1O1C3O1R1T1E1X8

Today it means: The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex. Full definition →

English cortex ← Latin cortex ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
  10. Latincortex
  11. Englishcortex
  12. English todayneocortex

From neo- + cortex.

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