Etymology

pretectum

P3R1E1T1E1C3T1U1M3

Today it means: A region of neurons between the thalamus and the midbrain. Full definition →

English tectum ← Latin tēctum ← Proto-Italic *tektos
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The story

  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. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
  11. Proto-Italic*tektos
  12. Latintēctum
  13. Englishtectum
  14. English todaypretectum

From pre- + tectum.

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