cervell
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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cerebellum (compare Occitan cervèl, French cerveau, Italian cervello), diminutive of cerebrum, from Proto-Italic *kerazrom, from a Proto-Indo-European form *ḱerh₂-s-ro, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head”). See also cerebel, which is a later re-borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
cervell m (plural cervells)
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Further reading
- “cervell” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cervell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Lombard
Etymology
Akin to Italian cervello, from Latin cerebrum.
Noun
cervell