Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corticomotor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cor-ti-co-mo-tor
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English corticomotor From cortico- + motor.

Questions

What does corticomotor mean?
Describing motor functions controlled by the cerebral cortex
Where does corticomotor come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English corticomotor From cortico- + motor.

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