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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”

  • cerebral
  • cerebellar
  • cerebellum
  • cerebrum
  • intracerebral
  • spinocerebellar
  • cerebration
  • decerebrate
  • cerebritis
  • extracerebral
  • cerebrally
  • pontocerebellar
  • craniocerebral
  • protocerebrum
  • olivopontocerebellar
  • vestibulocerebellum
  • intracerebrally
  • olivocerebellar
  • spinocerebellum
  • neocerebellum
  • vestibulocerebellar
  • precerebellar
  • tritocerebrum
  • cuneocerebellar
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