Where does “chondrocranium” come from?

chondrocranium (English) comes from English cranium, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

chondrocranium (English): The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of...

Definitions

  1. The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of...

Ancestry of “chondrocranium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraniumThe braincase or neurocranium; that part of the...
2Medieval Latincraniumskull
3Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
4Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
5Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “chondrocranium”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →
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