English
megrim
Megrim comes from Late Latin hēmicrānia ‘pain in one half of the head’, from Ancient Greek κρανίον ‘skull’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρηkắrē‘Homeric form of κᾰ́ρᾱ (kắrā, “the head’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρανίονkraníon‘skull’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡμικρᾱνίᾰhēmikrāníă
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEhēmicrānia‘pain in one half of the head’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600migraigne
- Englishtodaymegrim
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱerh₂-root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρηkắrē‘Homeric form of κᾰ́ρᾱ (kắrā, “the head’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρανίονkraníon‘skull’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἡμικρᾱνίᾰhēmikrāníă
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEhēmicrānia‘pain in one half of the head’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600migraigne
- Englishtodaymegrim
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-
horn, cheer, hart, cerebral, crater, corny, grail, cornea, carotid, cairn, cornet, procrastinate, cerebellum, cranium, keratin, cerebrum, rother, 51 more
through Late Latin hēmicrānia ‘pain in one half of the head’
Today it means
noun A headache; a migraine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- / megrim