cerebrate
English
verb
Definitions
- To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.
Etymology
Derived from Latin cerebrum (brain, skull).
Origin
Latin
cerebrum
Gloss
brain, skull
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
脳
Emoji
🧟 🧠
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cerebrum English
- decerebrate English
- cerebrum Latin
- cerebro Italian
- cérébral French
- *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerh₂s- Proto-Indo-European
- cérebro Portuguese
- ceirbream Irish
- cerebral Catalan, Valencian
- cerebro Galician
- creier Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- crier Aromanian
- *kerazrom Proto-Italic
- cerebru Asturian
- cerebro Old Spanish