The story
- Latin · derived fromcalvāria“skull”
- English todaycalvarium
From Latin calvāria (“skull”), from calva, from calvus (“bald”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
calvarium
Today it means: The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw). Full definition →
Latin calvāria