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Where does “crânio” come from?

crânio (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

crânio (Portuguese): skull

Definitions

  1. skull

Ancestry of “crânio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincraniumskull
2Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “crânio”

  • craniectomia
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