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Cerebellum

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the part of the brain at the back of the skull, coordinating movement and balance
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Stage 1 of 2
cerebellum
Latin · ancient
"a little brain"
literally little brain, a diminutive of cerebrum
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Stage 2 of 2
cerebellum
English · 1600s
"the part of the brain coordinating movement and balance"
adopted directly for the part of the brain coordinating movement
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