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Where does “cephalopolysyndactyly” come from?

cephalopolysyndactyly (English) comes from English polysyndactyly, from English dactyly, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs — to sire, beget.

cephalopolysyndactyly (English): A disorder that affects development of the limbs,...

Definitions

  1. A disorder that affects development of the limbs,...

Ancestry of “cephalopolysyndactyly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpolysyndactylypolydactyly and syndactyly in the same hand or...
2EnglishdactylyThe number and arrangement of digits on the...
3Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
4Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
5GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
6GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
7GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
8Old High Germandahs—
9Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
10Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
11Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
13Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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