hippocampus
English
noun
Definitions
- (mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.
- (anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hippocampus derived from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος, ῐ̔́ππος (horse) + Ancient Greek κάμπος (sea-monster, sea monster).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κάμπος
Gloss
sea-monster, sea monster
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hippocamp English
- cortical English
- hippocampectomy English
- hippocampocortical English
- parahippocampus English
- hippocampus Latin
- Ζεύξιππος Ancient Greek
- Λύσιππος Ancient Greek
- Μένιππος Ancient Greek
- κάμπος Ancient Greek
- τέθριππον Ancient Greek
- ἱπποκάνθαρος Ancient Greek
- ἱπποκρατία Ancient Greek
- ἱππολάπαθον Ancient Greek
- ἱππομάραθον Ancient Greek
- ἱπποπόταμος Ancient Greek
- ἱπποτοξότης Ancient Greek
- ἱπποφοβάς Ancient Greek
- ἱππόδρομος Ancient Greek
- ἱππόκαμπος Ancient Greek
- ἵππος Ancient Greek
- Ἱπποκράτης Ancient Greek
- Ἱππομέδων Ancient Greek
- Ἱππόλυτος Ancient Greek
- Ἵππαρχος Ancient Greek
- ῐ̔́ππος Ancient Greek