Where does “cranium” come from?

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

cranium (Latin): skull

Definitions

  1. skull

Ancestry of “cranium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cranium”

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