Where does “migraine” come from?
migraine (Dutch) comes from French migraine, from Middle French migraine, from Old French migraigne, from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
migraine (Dutch): migraine
Definitions
- migraine
Ancestry of “migraine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | migraine | migraine |
| 2 | Middle French | migraine | — |
| 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 | — |