cortex
/ˈkɔːteks/KAWR-teks
/ˈkɔɹtɛks/KAWR-teks
Meaningbark
Common meaning: an organ's outer rind, notably the brain's grey matter
- cortexbark, rindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 479 · scan
Journey through time
- Latincortex, -icis‘bark, rind’
- Englishcortex‘an organ's outer rind, notably the brain's grey matter’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cortex ‘bark, rind’.
Roots
- cortex, -icis Latin “bark, rind”
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