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Where does “cérébral” come from?

cérébral (French) comes from Latin cerebrum, from Proto-Italic kerazrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-ro, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

cérébral (French): cerebral; A cerebral person

Definitions

  1. cerebral; A cerebral person

Ancestry of “cérébral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincerebrumbrain; skull
2Proto-Italickerazrombrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cérébral”

  • cerebral
  • intracerebral
  • extracerebral
  • cerebrally
  • craniocerebral
  • intracerebrally
  • protocerebral
  • noncerebral
  • electrocerebral
  • precerebral
  • intercerebral
  • tritocerebral
  • meningocerebral
  • pericerebral
  • orbitocerebral
  • hypocerebral
  • cerebralism
  • acerebral
  • cerebralist
  • cardiocerebral
  • hypercerebral
  • uncerebral
  • hemicerebral
  • cerebralize
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