Where does “megrim” come from?

megrim (English) comes from Middle French migraigne, from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

megrim (English): A headache; a migraine; A fancy, a whim, a...

Definitions

  1. A headache; a migraine; A fancy, a whim, a...

Ancestry of “megrim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmigraigne—
2Latinhēmicrāniamigraine, headache
3Ancient Greekἡμικρᾱνίᾰpain on one side of the head or face, migraine
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “megrim”

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