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Where does “cerbo” come from?

cerbo (Esperanto) comes from French cerveau, from Middle French cerveau, from Old French cervel, from Latin cerebellum, from Latin cerebrum, from Proto-Italic kerazrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-ro, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cerbo (Esperanto): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “cerbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcerveaubrain
2Middle Frenchcerveaubrain
3Old Frenchcervelbrain
4Latincerebellumbrain, little brain; seat of senses, intellect
5Latincerebrumbrain; skull
6Proto-Italickerazrombrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cerbo”

  • cerbumi
  • sencerba
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