Etymology

prosencephalon

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Ancient Greek πρόσω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρόσω
  2. English todayprosencephalon

From pros- + encephalon. pros- is from Ancient Greek πρόσω (prósō).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρόσω all →

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