Where does “migraine” come from?

Migraine comes from Middle English megrim, from Old French migraigne, from Latin hemicrania meaning "pain affecting half the head," from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, ultimately derived from κάρα meaning "head."

migraine (English): A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting...

Definitions

  1. A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting...

Ancestry of “migraine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmegrim—
2Old Frenchmigraigne—
3Latinhēmicrāniamigraine, headache
4Ancient Greekἡμικρᾱνίᾰpain on one side of the head or face, migraine
5Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
6Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
7Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “migraine”

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