Where does “cerebripetal” come from?

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

cerebripetal (English): Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to...

Definitions

  1. Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to...

Ancestry of “cerebripetal”, step by step

cerebripetal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cerebrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcerebrumThe upper part of the brain, which is divided...
2Middle Englishcerebrumbrain
3Latincerebrumbrain; skull
4Proto-Italickerazrombrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Latin petere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpeterepresent active infinitive of petō; second-person...
2LatinpetoI ask, beg, request; I make for; I seek, aim at,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-ro →Every word from Proto-Italic kerazrom →