Where does “cephalostyle” come from?

cephalostyle (English) comes from English Style, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

cephalostyle (English): The anterior end of the notochord and its bony...

Definitions

  1. The anterior end of the notochord and its bony...

Ancestry of “cephalostyle”, step by step

cephalostyle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Style

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStylepseudonym of {{w|Neil Strauss}} in the seduction...
2English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
3Latin-oides-like, -form
4Greek-οending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms
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

via English cephalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcephalo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from English -oid