Etymology

acephalic

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Today it means: Without a head. Full definition →

English cephalic ← Middle French céphalique ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Middle Frenchcéphalique
  7. Englishcephalic
  8. English todayacephalic

From a- + cephalic.

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