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Where does “cerebro” come from?

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

cerebro (Italian): brain; The brain of an insect

Definitions

  1. brain; The brain of an insect

Ancestry of “cerebro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cerebro”

  • cerebralismo
  • cerebralità
  • cerebralmente
  • cerebrazione
  • cerebrale
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