Noun: neocortex
| Singular | neocortex |
| Plural | neocortices; neocortexes |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like neocortex
orbitofrontal cortex,
cryptex,
clustered index,
latex,
codex,
mesovortex,
nonclustered index,
cranial index,
caudex,
neocortex,
vertex,
vortex,
apex,
cerebral cortex,
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *nu
3. Proto-Indo-European *néwos
4. Proto-Hellenic *néwos
5. Ancient Greek νέος (néos)
6. Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der.
7. English neo-
8. Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-
9. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert-
10. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder.
11. Latin cortexbor.
12. English cortex
13. English neocortex
14. From neo- + cortex.