Where does “minicrane” come from?

minicrane (English) comes from English crane, from Middle English crane, from Old French cran, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

minicrane (English): A small crane that can be used inside a building...

Definitions

  1. A small crane that can be used inside a building...

Ancestry of “minicrane”, step by step

minicrane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraneAny bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with...
2Middle Englishcranecrane; cranium
3Old Frenchcran—
4Medieval Latincraniumskull
5Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
6Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
7Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →