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Where does “πονοκέφαλος” come from?

πονοκέφαλος (Greek) comes from Greek κεφάλι, from Ancient Greek κεφάλιον, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.

πονοκέφαλος (Greek): headache; problem

Definitions

  1. headache; problem

Ancestry of “πονοκέφαλος”, step by step

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