Where does “hyperbrachycranial” come from?

hyperbrachycranial (English) comes from English brachycranial, from English cranial, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.

hyperbrachycranial (English): Having a very round or broad skull

Definitions

  1. Having a very round or broad skull

Ancestry of “hyperbrachycranial”, step by step

hyperbrachycranial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English brachycranial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrachycranialbrachycephalic
2EnglishcranialOf or relating to the cranium, or to the skull
3English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل