English
cranial
From cranium + -al.
Formed from cranium + -al
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-
Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον ‘skull’
Medieval Latin crānium ‘skull’
English cranium
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / cranial