Where does “hemicerebrum” come from?

hemicerebrum (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.

hemicerebrum (English): A lateral half of the cerebrum

Definitions

  1. A lateral half of the cerebrum

Ancestry of “hemicerebrum”, step by step

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