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Where does “crâne” come from?

crâne (French) comes from Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

crâne (French): skull, cranium; gallant; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. skull, cranium; gallant; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “crâne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincraniumskull
2Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “crâne”

  • crânien
  • péricrâne
  • intracrânien
  • épicrâne
  • épicrânien
  • crânement
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