Where does “cerebellitis” come from?

cerebellitis (English) comes from English cerebellum, from Latin cerebellum, from Latin cerebrum, from Proto-Italic kerazrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-ro, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cerebellitis (English): inflammation of the cerebellum

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the cerebellum

Ancestry of “cerebellitis”, step by step

cerebellitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cerebellum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcerebellumPart of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans...
2Latincerebellumbrain, little brain; seat of senses, intellect
3Latincerebrumbrain; skull
4Proto-Italickerazrombrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via English itis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitisA medical condition accompanied by inflammation;...
2English-itisSuffix denoting diseases characterized by...
3New Latin-ītis
4Ancient Greek-ῖτιςfemale equivalent of -ίτης

Words derived from “cerebellitis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-roEvery word from Proto-Italic kerazrom