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Where does “ἀκέφαλος” come from?

ἀκέφαλος (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.

ἀκέφαλος (Ancient Greek): headless; without beginning

Definitions

  1. headless; without beginning

Ancestry of “ἀκέφαλος”, 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 “ἀκέφαλος”

  • acephalous
  • acephali
  • acephalocyst
  • acephalocystic
  • acephalously
  • acephal
  • Acephalite
  • acephalan
  • acephalist
  • acephalus
  • acéfalo
  • acefalia
  • acefalo
  • acéphale
  • acéfalo
  • ακέφαλος
  • Acephala
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