Where does “migrén” come from?
migrén (Hungarian) comes from German Migräne, 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.
migrén (Hungarian): migraine a severe, disabling headache
Definitions
- migraine a severe, disabling headache
Ancestry of “migrén”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Migräne | migraine |
| 2 | French | migraine | migraine |
| 3 | Middle French | migraine | — |
| 4 | Old French | migraigne | — |
| 5 | Latin | hēmicrānia | migraine, headache |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ | pain on one side of the head or face, migraine |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |