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Where does “cefalo” come from?

cefalo (Italian) comes from Late Latin cephalus, from Ancient Greek κέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́.

cefalo (Italian): Synonym of muggine; grey mullet

Definitions

  1. Synonym of muggine; grey mullet

Ancestry of “cefalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincephaluschub, chevin, pollard
2Ancient Greekκέφαλοςmullet
3Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
4Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́—

Words derived from “cefalo”

  • macrocefalo
  • acrocefalo
  • idrocefalo
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