Etymology of the Latin word hemicrania
the Latin word
hemicrania (migraine)
derived from the Greek word
hemi (half)
derived from the Greek word
emikraniaderived 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-
Derivations in other languages
French
hémicrânie, French
migraine, Italian
emicrania, Italian
micragnaUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Medieval Latin
