Etymology of the English word cranial
the English word
cranialderived from the English word
craniumderived from the Medieval Latin word
craniumderived from the Greek word
kranion, κρανίον (skull; head; a skull ('cranium'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisDerivations in English
intracranial,
postcranialUsage
Word found in Modern English
