Where does “cerebral” come from?
cerebral (Asturian) comes from Asturian al, from Asturian el, from Latin illum, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
cerebral (Asturian): cerebral
Definitions
- cerebral
Ancestry of “cerebral”, step by step
cerebral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian al
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | al | — |
| 2 | Asturian | el | the |
| 3 | Latin | illum | accusative masculine singular of ille |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Asturian cerebru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | cerebru | brain |
| 2 | Latin | cerebrum | brain; skull |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kerazrom | brain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂-s-ro | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |