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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

  1. around the skull

Ancestry of “περικράνιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπερί
2LatincambiumA change; cambium
3Gaulishcambionchange
4Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
5Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “περικράνιος”

  • pericranium
  • pericranium
  • περικράνιον
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