Etymograph

English

infralimbic

From infra- + limbic.

Formed from infra- + limbic

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’

Latin ferō ‘to bear’

Latin īnferō ‘to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in,…’

Latin īnfrā ‘below’

English infra-

Latin limbus ‘edge, border’

French limbique

English limbic

Today it means

adj Of or relating to a cortical region in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures and emotional responses such as fear.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / infralimbic