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Where does “acephali” come from?

acephali (English) comes from Latin acephalus, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

acephali (English): plural of acephalus; A people reported by...

Definitions

  1. plural of acephalus; A people reported by...

Ancestry of “acephali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinacephalusWithout a head, chief or leader; Of a hexameter...
2Ancient Greekἀκέφαλοςheadless; without beginning
3Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
4LatinTaxusyew
5Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
6Spanish-scopio-scope
7Latin-scopium—
8Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
9Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
10Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
11Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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