Where does “περικράνιος” come from?

περικράνιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περί, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

περικράνιος (Ancient Greek): around the skull

Definitions

around the skull

Ancestry of “περικράνιος”, step by step

περικράνιος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek περί

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	περί
2	Latin	cambium	A change; cambium
3	Gaulish	cambion	change
4	Proto-Celtic	kambos	curved; twisted, crooked
5	Proto-Indo-European	kamp-	to bend; crooked; crooked

via Ancient Greek κρανίον

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	κρανίον	skull; head
2	Ancient Greek	κάρα	head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
3	Proto-Hellenic	*kárahə	—

Words derived from “περικράνιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →