English
splanchnocranium
From splanchno- + cranium.
Formed from splanchno- + cranium
Ancient Greek σπλᾰ́γχνον ‘viscera’
English splanchno-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-
Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον ‘skull’
Medieval Latin crānium ‘skull’
English cranium
Today it means
noun viscerocranium
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “splanchnocranium”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / splanchnocranium