Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subthalamic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
sub-tha-la-m-ic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the subthalamus

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Ancient Greek θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos)bor. Latin thalamusbor. English thalamus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thalamic English subthalamic From sub- + thalamic.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does subthalamic mean?
Of or pertaining to the subthalamus
Where does subthalamic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Ancient Greek θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos)bor. Latin thalamusbor. English thalamus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thalamic English subthalamic From sub- + thalamic.

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