Etymology

subcortical

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex Full definition →

English cortical ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishcortical
  7. English todaysubcortical

From sub- + cortical.

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