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Where does “néaracráiniam” come from?

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

néaracráiniam (Irish): neurocranium

Definitions

  1. neurocranium

Ancestry of “néaracráiniam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcráiniamcranium
2Medieval Latincraniumskull
3Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
4Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
5Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
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