The Latin roots of the word 'cortex'

'Cortex' is a word borrowed from Latin 'cortex'. The word entered the English language some time around 1677.

cortex [noun] [1677]

• the outer or superficial part of an organ or bodily structure (as the kidney, adrenal gland, or cerebellum or a bone)
• cerebral cortex
• the proteinaceous usually pigmented layer of a hair below the cuticle
• the outer part of some organisms (as paramecia)

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Etymology: Latin 'cortic-, cortex' bark

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