English word protocerebral comes from English cerebral, English proto-

Detailed word origin of protocerebral

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
cerebral	English (eng)	(anatomy, medicine) Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain.. (linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.. Intellectual rather than emotional.
proto-	English (eng)	(chemistry) Relating to protons and/or positive charge.. (linguistics, genetics) most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of. First.
protocerebral	English (eng)	Relating to the protocerebrum.

Words with the same origin as protocerebral