Where does “migraine” come from?

migraine (Middle French) comes from Old French migraigne, from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

Ancestry of “migraine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmigraigne
2Latinhēmicrāniamigraine, headache
3Ancient Greekἡμικρᾱνίᾰpain on one side of the head or face, migraine
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-Hellenic*kárahə

Words derived from “migraine

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahəEvery word from Ancient Greek κάραEvery word from Ancient Greek κρανίον
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