Where does “polycephalic” come from?
polycephalic (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.
polycephalic (English): Having more than one head
Definitions
- Having more than one head
Ancestry of “polycephalic”, step by step
polycephalic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cephalic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English poly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poly | Polytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane |
| 2 | Latin | polium | Alternative form of polion |
| 3 | Latin | polion | A strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλιον | felty germander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιός | grey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | poľľós | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polH-yós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |