Where does “cephalus” come from?

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

cephalus (Late Latin): chub, chevin, pollard

Definitions

  1. chub, chevin, pollard

Ancestry of “cephalus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cephalus”

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