Where does “brachicefalia” come from?

brachicefalia (Italian) comes from Italian -cefalia, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́.

brachicefalia (Italian): brachycephaly

Definitions

  1. brachycephaly

Ancestry of “brachicefalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-cefalia-cephaly
2Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek κεφαλή →Every word from Italian -cefalia →