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Where does “subbrachycephalic” come from?

subbrachycephalic (English) comes from English brachycephalic, 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 — to see, to look, to observe.

subbrachycephalic (English): Almost or imperfectly brachycephalic

Definitions

  1. Almost or imperfectly brachycephalic

Ancestry of “subbrachycephalic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrachycephalicHaving a head that is short from front to back; A...
2EnglishcephalicOf or relating to the head; headlike; Of, or...
3Middle Frenchcéphalique—
4Latincephalicushead; cephalic
5Ancient Greekκεφαλικόςcapital
6Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
7LatinTaxusyew
8Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
9Spanish-scopio-scope
10Latin-scopium—
11Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
12Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
13Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
14Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
16Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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