English
cervelat
Cervelat comes from Middle French cervelat, from Latin cerebellum ‘a little brain’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂sromreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kerazrom‘brain’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcerebrum‘brain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcerebellum‘a little brain’diminutive of cerebrum
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cervelat
- Alemannic GermanmodernCervelat
- Englishtodaycervelat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂sromreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kerazrom‘brain’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcerebrum‘brain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcerebellum‘a little brain’diminutive of cerebrum
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600cervelat
- Alemannic GermanmodernCervelat
- Englishtodaycervelat
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-
horn, hart, cheer, grail, migraine, corny, crater, cornea, carotid, cairn, cornet, cranium, procrastinate, keratin, rother, 51 more
through Latin cerebrum ‘brain’
through Latin cerebellum ‘a little brain’
Today it means
noun A Swiss smoked sausage made with pork or beef.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- / cervelat