Where does “desmocranium” come from?

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

desmocranium (English): the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium

Definitions

  1. the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium

Ancestry of “desmocranium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraniumThe braincase or neurocranium; that part of the...
2Medieval Latincraniumskull
3Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
4Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
5Proto-Hellenic*kárahə
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahəEvery word from Ancient Greek κάραEvery word from Ancient Greek κρανίον