Etymology

microcephalic

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Today it means: Having an abnormally small head. Full definition →

French microcéphalique ← Ancient Greek μικρός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμικρός“small”
  2. French · derived frommicrocéphalique
  3. English todaymicrocephalic

From French microcéphalique, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμικρός all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.