Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neocortex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: neo-cor-tex
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexbor. English cortex English neocortex From neo- + cortex.

Inflected Forms

neocortices (plural) neocortexes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

neocortical allocortex

Synonyms

neopallium

Questions

What does neocortex mean?: The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
Where does neocortex come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexbor. English cortex English neocortex From neo- + cortex.

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