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Where does “scaphocephalic” come from?

scaphocephalic (English) comes from English scaphocephaly, from English -cephaly, from French -céphalie, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

scaphocephalic (English): Of, pertaining to, or affected with scaphocephaly

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or affected with scaphocephaly

Ancestry of “scaphocephalic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscaphocephalyA congenital condition wherein the skull is...
2English-cephalyhead
3French-céphalie-cephaly
4Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
5LatinTaxusyew
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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