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Where does “cephalaea” come from?

cephalaea (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κεφαλαία, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός — to see, to look, to observe.

cephalaea (Latin): a continued pain in the head, a lasting headache;...

Definitions

  1. a continued pain in the head, a lasting headache;...

Ancestry of “cephalaea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεφαλαίαfeminine nominative/vocative singular of...
2Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
3LatinTaxusyew
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium—
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “cephalaea”

  • cefalea
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