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Where does “electrocerebral” come from?

electrocerebral (English) comes from English cerebral, from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum, from Proto-Italic kerazrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-ro, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

electrocerebral (English): Of or pertaining to the electrical activity of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the electrical activity of...

Ancestry of “electrocerebral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcerebralOf, or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or...
2Frenchcérébralcerebral; A cerebral person
3Latincerebrumbrain; skull
4Proto-Italickerazrombrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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