κρανίον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

  • From the old oblique stem, *κρᾱν- (*krān-), of κᾰ́ρη (kắrē, Homeric form of κᾰ́ρᾱ (kắrā, the head)) + -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on, diminutive suffix).[1]

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    Noun

    κρᾱνῐ́ον • (krānĭ́onn (genitive κρᾱνῐ́ου); second declension

    1. (anatomy) the upper part of the head, the cranium
      1. (metonymic) the skull
      2. (metonymic) the head
    2. a headache

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    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κρᾱνίον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 770

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