Where does “cerebral” come from?

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

cerebral (Spanish): cerebral

Definitions

  1. cerebral

Ancestry of “cerebral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcerebrobrain; nerd
2Old Spanishcerebro—
3Latincerebrumbrain; skull
4Proto-Italickerazrombrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-s-ro—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “cerebral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-s-ro →Every word from Proto-Italic kerazrom →