cranio-
English
Alternative forms
- crani- (before vowels)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-
Proto-Hellenic *kárahə
Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-)
English cranio-
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin crānium, borrowed from Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on), from *κρᾱν- (*krān-) + -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on).
Prefix
cranio-
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with cranio-
Translations
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- crani- (before vowels)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-ō
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-
Proto-Hellenic *kárahə
Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-)
Portuguese cranio-
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin crānium, borrowed from Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on), from *κρᾱν- (*krān-) + -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɾɐ̃.ni.o/ [ˌkɾɐ̃.nɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾɐ̃.njo/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkɾɐ.ni.o/ [ˌkɾɐ.nɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˌkɾɐ.njo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌkɾɐ.njɔ/
- Hyphenation: cra‧ni‧o-
Prefix
cranio-
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with cranio-
- craniografia
- craniográfico
- craniologia
- craniológico
- craniologista
- craniólogo
- craniométrico
- craniômetro
- cranioscopia
- cranioscópico
- cranioscópio
- craniotomia
See also
Further reading
- “cranio-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cranio-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “cranio-”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “cranio-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026