Where does “migraigne” come from?
migraigne (Old French) comes from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
Ancestry of “migraigne”, step by step
migraigne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin hēmicrānia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hēmicrānia | migraine, headache |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ | pain on one side of the head or face, migraine |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
via Late Latin hemicrania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | hemicrania | pain in one half of the head; migraine; migraine,... |