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Etymology of the English word epicranium

the English word epicranium
derived from the English word cranium
derived from the Medieval Latin word cranium
derived from the Greek word kranion, κρανίον (skull; head; a skull ('cranium'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-
using the English prefix epi-
derived from the Greek prefix epi-, ἐπι-
derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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