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Where does “craniosynostotic” come from?

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

craniosynostotic (English): Relating to craniosynostosis

Definitions

  1. Relating to craniosynostosis

Ancestry of “craniosynostotic”, step by step

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