Where does “κέφαλος” come from?

κέφαλος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́.

κέφαλος (Greek): mullet, grey mullet, flathead mullet

Definitions

  1. mullet, grey mullet, flathead mullet

Ancestry of “κέφαλος”, step by step

κέφαλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κέφαλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκέφαλοςmullet
2Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́—

via Ancient Greek κέφᾰλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκέφᾰλος{{non-gloss definition|a species of}} mullet

Words derived from “κέφαλος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek κεφαλή →Every word from Ancient Greek κέφαλος →