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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΒουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας
- Latin · borrowed fromBūcephalus
- English todayBucephalus
Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.