myEtymology.com: French etymology of migraine

Etymology of the French word migraine

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 French dates from the 12th century.

English migraine, Romanian migrenă

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