Where does “tricefalia” come from?

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

tricefalia (Italian): three-headedness

Definitions

  1. three-headedness

Ancestry of “tricefalia”, 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 →