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Where does “hēmicrānia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hēmicrānia”, step by step

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