myEtymology.com: English etymology of cervelat

Etymology of the English word cervelat

the English word cervelat

derived from the French word cervelat

derived from the Italian word cervellata

derived from the Italian word cervello

derived from the Medieval Latin word cerebellum (brain; seat of senses, intellect)

derived from the Classical Latin word cerebrum (brain; brain; top of the head, skull)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-

The earliest known usage of cervelat in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English