Where does “crani” come from?

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

crani (Middle English): cranny

Definitions

  1. cranny

Ancestry of “crani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcran—
2Old Frenchcran—
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 →