Where does “neurocranium” come from?
neurocranium (English) comes from English cranium, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
neurocranium (English): The part of the skull that encloses the brain
Definitions
- The part of the skull that encloses the brain
Ancestry of “neurocranium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cranium | The braincase or neurocranium; that part of the... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cranium | skull |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |