cortex
English
/ˈkɔɹtɛks/, /ˈkɔːtɛks/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
- (uncountable) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cortex (bark, cork).
Origin
Latin
cortex
Gloss
bark, cork
Concept
Semantic Field
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allocortex English
- archicortex English
- cerebrocortex English
- cortexless English
- cortico- English
- cytocortex English
- endocortex English
- epicortex English
- exocortex English
- hemicortex English
- isocortex English
- juxtallocortex English
- koniocortex English
- mesocortex English
- neocortex English
- paleocortex English
- paracortex English
- precortex English
- subcortex English
- cortex Latin
- corticea Latin
- corticeus Latin
- decortico Latin
- succortex Latin
- archicorteccia Italian
- corteccia Italian
- neocorteccia Italian
- scortecciare Italian
- corcho Spanish, Castilian
- corteza Spanish, Castilian
- *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European
- cortizo Galician
- kortico Ido
- coirt Old Irish