cephalic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκεφαλικός“capital”
2. Latin · derived fromcephalicus“head”
3. Middle French · derived fromcéphalique
4. English todaycephalic

From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).