Where does “cerebrum” come from?

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

cerebrum (Latin): brain; skull

Definitions

  1. brain; skull

Ancestry of “cerebrum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cerebrum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-roEvery word from Proto-Italic kerazrom