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Where does “cephalicus” come from?

cephalicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός, 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.

cephalicus (Latin): head; cephalic

Definitions

  1. head; cephalic

Ancestry of “cephalicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκεφαλικόςcapital
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 “cephalicus”

  • cephalic
  • brachiocephalic
  • brachycephalic
  • dolichocephalic
  • oculocephalic
  • mesocephalic
  • cervicocephalic
  • acephalic
  • procephalic
  • platycephalic
  • autocephalic
  • dicephalic
  • orthocephalic
  • caudocephalic
  • extracephalic
  • tricephalic
  • acrocephalic
  • subdolichocephalic
  • subbrachycephalic
  • ultrabrachycephalic
  • hippocephalic
  • supracephalic
  • mecocephalic
  • ultradolichocephalic
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