Where does “chateau migraine” come from?
chateau migraine (Dutch) comes from English château, from French château, from Middle French chasteau, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
chateau migraine (Dutch): cheap or poor quality wine, said to give one a...
Definitions
- cheap or poor quality wine, said to give one a...
Ancestry of “chateau migraine”, step by step
chateau migraine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English château
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | château | A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large... |
| 2 | French | château | castle |
| 3 | Middle French | chasteau | castle |
| 4 | Old French | chastel | castle, fortress |
| 5 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 6 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via English migraine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | migraine | A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting... |
| 2 | Middle English | megrim | — |
| 3 | Old French | migraigne | — |
| 4 | Latin | hēmicrānia | migraine, headache |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ | pain on one side of the head or face, migraine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |