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Where does “cerebrale” come from?

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

cerebrale (Italian): cerebral, brain

Definitions

  1. cerebral, brain

Ancestry of “cerebrale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancerebrobrain; The brain of an insect
2Latincerebrumbrain; skull
3Proto-Italickerazrombrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cerebrale”

  • cerebralità
  • cerebralmente
  • cerebralismo
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