Where does “semicranie” come from?

semicranie (Romanian) comes from Romanian craniu, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

semicranie (Romanian): migraine, hemicrania, megrim

Definitions

  1. migraine, hemicrania, megrim

Ancestry of “semicranie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancraniuskull
2Medieval Latincraniumskull
3Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
4Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
5Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →