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Where does “hypercerebral” come from?

hypercerebral (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.

hypercerebral (English): Very highly cerebral

Definitions

  1. Very highly cerebral

Ancestry of “hypercerebral”, 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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