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Cerebrum

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the largest part of the brain, responsible for higher cognitive functions
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Stage 1 of 2
cerebrum
Latin · ancient
"the brain"
the brain, the root of all things cerebral
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Stage 2 of 2
cerebrum
English · 1600s
"the largest part of the brain"
adopted directly for the largest part of the brain
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