Where does “hēmicrānia” come from?
hēmicrānia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
hēmicrānia (Latin): migraine, headache
Ancestry of “hēmicrānia”, step by step
hēmicrānia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ | pain on one side of the head or face, migraine |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
via Ancient Greek ἡμικρανία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρανία | pain on one side of the head or face |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡμῐ- | half |
Words derived from “hēmicrānia”