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Where does “cráiniam” come from?

cráiniam (Irish) comes from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

cráiniam (Irish): cranium

Definitions

  1. cranium

Ancestry of “cráiniam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincraniumskull
2Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “cráiniam”

  • néaracráiniam
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