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Where does “cerebrum” come from?

Cerebrum comes from Latin cerebrum, from Proto-Italic kerazrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-, a root of uncertain meaning related to the head or brain.

cerebrum (English): The upper part of the brain, which is divided...

Definitions

  1. The upper part of the brain, which is divided...

Ancestry of “cerebrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcerebrum—
2Latincerebrumbrain; skull
3Proto-Italickerazrombrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cerebrum”

  • cerebritis
  • protocerebrum
  • tritocerebrum
  • cerebrin
  • procerebrum
  • hemicerebrum
  • cerebropathy
  • cerebroid
  • homocerebrin
  • cerebrology
  • cerebrifugal
  • cerebripetal
  • cerebrose
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