Etymograph

English

cerebrum

Cerebrum comes from Latin cerebrum ‘a brain’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂sromreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kerazrom‘brain’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcerebrum‘a brain’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cerebrum‘brain’
  6. Englishtodaycerebrum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂sromreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kerazrom‘brain’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcerebrum‘a brain’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500cerebrum‘brain’
  6. Englishtodaycerebrum

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-

horn, hart, cheer, grail, crater, migraine, corny, cornea, carotid, cairn, cornet, procrastinate, cranium, keratin, rother, 54 more

Today it means

noun The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- / cerebrum

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