Where does “minicraniotomy” come from?

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

minicraniotomy (English): A minor craniotomy

Definitions

  1. A minor craniotomy

Ancestry of “minicraniotomy”, step by step

minicraniotomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English craniotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraniotomyThe surgical procedure for removing a part of the...
2Englishcranio-cranium
3Medieval Latincraniumskull
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-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 →