Where does “craniate” come from?

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

craniate (English): Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony...

Ancestry of “craniate”, 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 “craniate”

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