Where does “monocephalic” come from?
monocephalic (English) comes from English cephalic, from Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus, from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
monocephalic (English): Having a single head, particularly in the shape...
Definitions
- Having a single head, particularly in the shape...
Ancestry of “monocephalic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cephalic | Of or relating to the head; headlike; Of, or... |
| 2 | Middle French | céphalique | — |
| 3 | Latin | cephalicus | head; cephalic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλικός | capital |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |