Where does “crannied” come from?
crannied (English) comes from English cranny, from Middle English crany, from Middle English cran, from Old French cran, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
crannied (English): Having crannies
Ancestry of “crannied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cranny | A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | crany | — |
| 3 | Middle English | cran | — |
| 4 | Old French | cran | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cranium | skull |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |