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Where does “cerebellum” come from?

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

cerebellum (Latin): brain, little brain; seat of senses, intellect

Definitions

  1. brain, little brain; seat of senses, intellect

Ancestry of “cerebellum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cerebellum”

  • cerebellar
  • cerebellum
  • spinocerebellar
  • pontocerebellar
  • olivopontocerebellar
  • vestibulocerebellum
  • olivocerebellar
  • spinocerebellum
  • neocerebellum
  • vestibulocerebellar
  • precerebellar
  • cuneocerebellar
  • intracerebellar
  • cerebellitis
  • archicerebellum
  • paleocerebellum
  • corticocerebellar
  • cerebrocerebellar
  • transcerebellar
  • neocerebellar
  • extracerebellar
  • frontocerebellar
  • cerebellectomy
  • noncerebellar
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