Where does “ortocefalia” come from?

ortocefalia (Italian) comes from Italian orto, from Latin hortus, from Proto-Italic *hortos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

ortocefalia (Italian): orthocephalism, orthocephaly

Definitions

  1. orthocephalism, orthocephaly

Ancestry of “ortocefalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianortovegetable garden; market garden; orchard
2Latinhortusgarden
3Proto-Italic*hortosenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “ortocefalia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos →Every word from Proto-Italic *hortos →
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