Where does “kranjoloġija” come from?

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

kranjoloġija (Maltese): craniology

Definitions

  1. craniology

Ancestry of “kranjoloġija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancraniologiacraniology
2Italiancranioskull; cranium
3Medieval Latincraniumskull
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →