Where does “craniosynostosis” come from?

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

craniosynostosis (English): a medical condition in which some or all of the...

Definitions

a medical condition in which some or all of the...

Ancestry of “craniosynostosis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	cranio-	cranium
2	Medieval Latin	cranium	skull
3	Ancient Greek	κρανίον	skull; head
4	Ancient Greek	κάρα	head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
5	Proto-Hellenic	*kárahə	—

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