English word cortex comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁-, Proto-Indo-European *kor, Proto-Balto-Slavic *krei-, Proto-Baltic *krei-, English adrenal cortex
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʰreH₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to grow, become green, grow, become green |
| *kor | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *krei- | Proto-Balto-Slavic (ine-bsl-pro) | |
| *krei- | Proto-Baltic (bat-pro) | |
| adrenal cortex | English (eng) | (anatomy) The outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces hormones essential to homeostasis. |
| crescendum | Latin (lat) | |
| *(s)ker- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to turn, to bend, to turn, to bend, to turn, bend , to move, swing, jump, to cut , twist, turn, bend |
| sincerus | Latin (lat) | Clean, pure, sound.. Genuine, sincere.. Real, natural.. Uninjured, whole. |
| corticis | Latin (lat) | |
| cortex | English (eng) | (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.. (uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue. |