Where does “craniologia” come from?
craniologia (Italian) comes from Italian cranio, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
craniologia (Italian): craniology
Definitions
- craniology
Ancestry of “craniologia”, step by step
craniologia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cranio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cranio | skull; cranium |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cranium | skull |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
via Italian logia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | logia | — |