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Where does “cerbumi” come from?

cerbumi (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.

cerbumi (Esperanto): to think hard, rack one's brain

Definitions

  1. to think hard, rack one's brain

Ancestry of “cerbumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantocerbobrain
2Frenchcerveaubrain
3Middle Frenchcerveaubrain
4Old Frenchcervelbrain
5Latincerebellumbrain, little brain; seat of senses, intellect
6Latincerebrumbrain; skull
7Proto-Italickerazrombrain
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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