Where does “cranium” come from?

Cranium comes from Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-.

cranium (English): The braincase or neurocranium; that part of the...

Definitions

  1. The braincase or neurocranium; that part of the...

Ancestry of “cranium”, 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 “cranium”

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