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Where does “κρανίο” come from?

κρανίο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

κρανίο (Greek): cranium, skull

Definitions

  1. cranium, skull

Ancestry of “κρανίο”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κρανίο”

  • ημικρανία
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