Where does “ημικρανία” come from?
ημικρανία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἡμικρανία, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
ημικρανία (Greek): migraine
Ancestry of “ημικρανία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρανία | pain on one side of the head or face |
| 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 | — |