Where does “macrocephalic” come from?
macrocephalic (English) comes from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.
macrocephalic (English): Having an abnormally large or elongated head;...
Definitions
- Having an abnormally large or elongated head;...
Ancestry of “macrocephalic”, step by step
macrocephalic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek κεφαλή
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 2 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 4 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 5 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |