Where does “migrének” come from?
migrének (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian migrén, 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.
Ancestry of “migrének”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | migrén | migraine a severe, disabling headache |
| 2 | German | Migräne | migraine |
| 3 | French | migraine | migraine |
| 4 | Middle French | migraine | — |
| 5 | Old French | migraigne | — |
| 6 | Latin | hēmicrānia | migraine, headache |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ | pain on one side of the head or face, migraine |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |