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
Words derived from “migraine”