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Where does “κεφαλικός” come from?

κεφαλικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.

κεφαλικός (Ancient Greek): capital

Definitions

  1. capital

Ancestry of “κεφαλικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
2LatinTaxusyew
3Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
4Spanish-scopio-scope
5Latin-scopium—
6Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
7Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
8Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
9Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “κεφαλικός”

  • cephalic
  • brachiocephalic
  • brachycephalic
  • dolichocephalic
  • oculocephalic
  • mesocephalic
  • cervicocephalic
  • acephalic
  • procephalic
  • platycephalic
  • autocephalic
  • dicephalic
  • orthocephalic
  • caudocephalic
  • extracephalic
  • tricephalic
  • acrocephalic
  • subdolichocephalic
  • subbrachycephalic
  • ultrabrachycephalic
  • hippocephalic
  • supracephalic
  • mecocephalic
  • ultradolichocephalic
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