Where does “cranio” come from?

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

cranio (Italian): skull; cranium

Definitions

  1. skull; cranium

Ancestry of “cranio”, 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 “cranio”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →
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