Where does “ultrabrachycephalic” come from?
ultrabrachycephalic (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.
ultrabrachycephalic (English): Highly brachycephalic
Definitions
- Highly brachycephalic
Ancestry of “ultrabrachycephalic”, step by step
ultrabrachycephalic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brachycephalic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brachycephalic | Having a head that is short from front to back; A... |
| 2 | English | cephalic | Of or relating to the head; headlike; Of, or... |
| 3 | Middle French | céphalique | — |
| 4 | Latin | cephalicus | head; cephalic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλικός | capital |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 7 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |