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Where does “cranage” come from?

cranage (Middle English) comes from Middle English crane, from Old French cran, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

cranage (Middle English): cranage; the money resulting from it

Definitions

  1. cranage; the money resulting from it

Ancestry of “cranage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcranecrane; cranium
2Old Frenchcran—
3Medieval Latincraniumskull
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “cranage”

  • cranage
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