Where does “migraine” come from?

migraine (French) comes from Middle French migraine, from Old French migraigne, from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

migraine (French): migraine

Definitions

  1. migraine

Ancestry of “migraine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmigraine—
2Old Frenchmigraigne—
3Latinhēmicrāniamigraine, headache
4Ancient Greekἡμικρᾱνίᾰpain on one side of the head or face, migraine
5Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
6Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
7Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “migraine”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →