Etymology

cephalon

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Ancient Greek κεφαλή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκεφαλή“head”
  2. English todaycephalon

From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Probably influenced by compounds like encephalon.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκεφαλή all →

cephalopodacanthocephalancephalgiacephalo-cephalophore-cephalouscephalous-cephalykephale

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