Where does “cerbospina” come from?
cerbospina (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto cerbo, 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 — head, top; horn.
cerbospina (Esperanto): cerebrospinal
Definitions
- cerebrospinal
Ancestry of “cerbospina”, step by step
cerbospina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto cerbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | cerbo | brain |
| 2 | French | cerveau | brain |
| 3 | Middle French | cerveau | brain |
| 4 | Old French | cervel | brain |
| 5 | Latin | cerebellum | brain, little brain; seat of senses, intellect |
| 6 | Latin | cerebrum | brain; skull |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kerazrom | brain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂-s-ro | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via Esperanto spina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | spina | spinal |
| 2 | Esperanto | -a | Related to, in the manner of, of; Belonging to,... |
| 3 | Italian | -a | Used, with a stem, to form the third-person... |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |