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Where does “κεφᾰλή” come from?

κεφᾰλή (Ancient Greek) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.

κεφᾰλή (Ancient Greek): head; a person's life; the top-most part

Definitions

  1. head; a person's life; the top-most part

Ancestry of “κεφᾰλή”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κεφᾰλή”

  • copepod
  • encephalopathy
  • encephalitis
  • tetrapod
  • cephalopod
  • hydrocephalus
  • brachiopod
  • cephalic
  • cephalad
  • exopod
  • bipod
  • encephalomyelitis
  • electroencephalogram
  • hexapod
  • electroencephalographic
  • exopodal
  • chiropodist
  • meningoencephalitis
  • electroencephalography
  • apod
  • brachiocephalic
  • pseudopod
  • isopod
  • enkephalin
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