Where does “écervelé” come from?
écervelé (French) comes from French cervelle, from Middle French cervelle, from Old French cervele, from Latin cerebella, from Latin cerebellum, from Latin cerebrum, from Proto-Italic kerazrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-ro — head, top; horn.
écervelé (French): scatterbrained, foolish, brainless; fool,...
Definitions
- scatterbrained, foolish, brainless; fool,...
Ancestry of “écervelé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cervelle | brain; brains |
| 2 | Middle French | cervelle | brain |
| 3 | Old French | cervele | — |
| 4 | Latin | cerebella | nominative plural of cerebellum; accusative... |
| 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 |