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
- brain; skull
Ancestry of “cerebrum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | kerazrom | brain |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂-s-ro | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
Words derived from “cerebrum”
- cerebral
- cerebellar
- cerebellum
- cerebrum
- intracerebral
- spinocerebellar
- cerebration
- decerebrate
- cerebritis
- extracerebral
- glucocerebrosidase
- cerebrally
- pontocerebellar
- craniocerebral
- protocerebrum
- olivopontocerebellar
- vestibulocerebellum
- glucocerebroside
- intracerebrally
- olivocerebellar
- spinocerebellum
- neocerebellum
- galactocerebroside
- vestibulocerebellar