Where does “cranium” come from?
cranium (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
cranium (Medieval Latin): skull
Ancestry of “cranium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
Words derived from “cranium”