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Where does “Migräne” come from?

Migräne (German) comes from French migraine, 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.

Migräne (German): migraine

Definitions

  1. migraine

Ancestry of “Migräne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmigrainemigraine
2Middle Frenchmigraine—
3Old Frenchmigraigne—
4Latinhēmicrānia—
5Ancient Greekἡμικρᾱνίᾰ—
6Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
7Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
8Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
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