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Where does “-céphalie” come from?

-céphalie (French) comes from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.

-céphalie (French): -cephaly

Definitions

  1. -cephaly

Ancestry of “-céphalie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-céphalie”

  • microcephaly
  • macrocephaly
  • plagiocephaly
  • brachycephaly
  • dolichocephaly
  • microcephalin
  • scaphocephaly
  • acrocephaly
  • oxycephaly
  • megalocephaly
  • scaphocephalic
  • oxycephalic
  • orthocephaly
  • acephaly
  • turribrachycephaly
  • nanocephaly
  • acrobrachycephaly
  • -cephaly
  • polycephaly
  • cynocephaly
  • dicephaly
  • megacephaly
  • nanocéphalie
  • acrocéphalie
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