Where does “microcefalia” come from?

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

microcefalia (Italian): microcephaly, microcephalia

Definitions

  1. microcephaly, microcephalia

Ancestry of “microcefalia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “microcefalia”

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