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Where does “cervello” come from?

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

cervello (Italian): brain; intellect, reason

Definitions

  1. brain; intellect, reason

Ancestry of “cervello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincerebellumbrain, little brain; seat of senses, intellect
2Latincerebrumbrain; skull
3Proto-Italickerazrombrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cervello”

  • cervelletto
  • scervellarsi
  • cervellotico
  • cervelloticamente
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