Etymology

prefrontal

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe. Full definition →

English frontal ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishfrontal
  10. English todayprefrontal

From pre- + frontal.

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