Where does “migreno” come from?
migreno (Ido) comes from English migraine, from Middle English megrim, from Old French migraigne, from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
migreno (Ido): migraine
Definitions
- migraine
Ancestry of “migreno”, step by step
migreno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English migraine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | migraine | A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting... |
| 2 | Middle English | megrim | — |
| 3 | Old French | migraigne | — |
| 4 | Latin | hēmicrānia | migraine, headache |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ | pain on one side of the head or face, migraine |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |