myEtymology.com: English etymology of migraine

Etymology of the English word migraine

the English word migraine

derived from the French word migraine

derived from the Latin word hemicrania (migraine)

derived from the Greek word hemi (half)

derived from the Greek word emikrania

derived from the Greek word kranion, κρανίον (skull; head; a skull ('cranium'))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-

using the Greek prefix hemi-, ἡμι-

derived from the Greek word hemikrania, ἡμικρανία

derived from the Greek word kranion, κρανίον (skull; head; a skull ('cranium'))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-

using the Greek prefix hemi-, ἡμι-

The earliest known usage of migraine in English dates from the 18th century.

Dutch migraine, French migraine, German Migräne, Italian emigrania, Norwegian migrene, Swedish migrän

Word found in Middle English, Modern English