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Where does “cerebro” come from?

cerebro (Spanish) comes 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.

cerebro (Spanish): brain; nerd

Definitions

  1. brain; nerd

Ancestry of “cerebro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cerebro”

  • cerebral
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