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
- skull, cranium; gallant; first-person singular...
Ancestry of “crâne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cranium | skull |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
Words derived from “crâne”