The story
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱérh₂sō
- Proto-Hellenic*kárahə
- Ancient Greek*κρᾱν- (*krān-)
- Ancient Greekκρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)
- Medieval Latincrānium
- Englishcranio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
- Proto-Italic*dents
- Latindēns
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latindentālis
- Middle Frenchdenta
- Late Latindentālis
- Englishdental
- Englishcraniodental
- English todaycraniodentally
From craniodental + -ly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.