Where does “cephalic” come from?
Cephalic comes from Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus, from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός, derived from κεφαλή meaning head, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ-.
cephalic (English): Of or relating to the head; headlike; Of, or...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the head; headlike; Of, or...
Ancestry of “cephalic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | céphalique | — |
| 2 | Latin | cephalicus | head; cephalic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλικός | capital |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 5 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |