cerebrum
English
/ˈsɛ.ɹɪ.bɹəm/
noun
Definitions
- (neuroanatomy) The upper part of the brain, which is divided into the two cerebral hemispheres. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is the seat of motor and sensory functions, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
Etymology
Borrowed 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
- cerebrate English
- cerebrin English
- cerebritis English
- cerebroid English
- cerebrology English
- cerebropathy English
- cerebrose English
- hemicerebrum English
- homocerebrin English
- mesocerebrum English
- procerebrum English
- protocerebrum English
- tritocerebrum 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