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Where does “cephalis” come from?

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

cephalis (Latin): dative plural of cephalus; ablative plural of...

Definitions

  1. dative plural of cephalus; ablative plural of...

Ancestry of “cephalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincephaluschub, chevin, pollard
2Ancient Greekκέφαλοςmullet
3Ancient Greekκεφαλήhead; a person's life; the top-most part
4Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́—
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