Where does “cranio-” come from?

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

cranio- (English): cranium

Definitions

  1. cranium

Ancestry of “cranio-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cranio-”

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