Where does “crany” come from?
crany (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.
Ancestry of “crany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cran | — |
| 2 | Old French | cran | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cranium | skull |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
Words derived from “crany”