Etymology of the English word prefrontal
the English word
prefrontalusing the English prefix
pre-derived from the Latin prefix
prae-derived from the Latin word
prae (in front of; before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*prai-derived from the English word
frontalderived from the Old French word
frontelderived from the Medieval Latin word
frontalederived from the Latin word
frons (frontis, forehead, brow; foliage, leaves, leafy branch; forehead, brow; face)
Usage
Word found in Modern English