Corticalize
/ˈkɔːr.tɪ.kə.laɪz/noun
To make something cortical or to form a cortex-like layer.
Did you know?The core root behind *cortex* originally meant the outer bark or rind of a tree, so this modern scientific verb is built on an old image of a protective skin wrapped around living things.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*(s)ker-
“to cut”
Latin
Latin
cortex
“tree bark; rind; outer shell”
Late Latin
Latin
corticalis
“of bark; relating to the outer layer”
19th Century
English
cortical
“relating to the outer layer of an organ or structure”
20th Century
English
corticalize
“to make cortical; to develop or arrange into a cortex-like layer”