EuroLex/F/Migraine


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: migraine - 1. migraine, headache

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: ME megrim, from OF migraigne, from vulgar pronunciation of LL hemicrania "pain in one side of the head, headache", from Gk hemikrania, from hemi- "half" + kranion "skull". The ME form was re-spelled 1777 on F model.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com; http://www.allwords.com

Information on Other Languages
Portuguese: enxaqueca