-cephaly

suffix

head

OriginFrench -céphalie ← German -zephalie ← Latin -cephalia →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicinehead

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκεφαλή“head”
  2. Latin-cephalia
  3. German-zephalie
  4. French-céphalie
  5. English-cephaly

From French -céphalie, German -zephalie, or Latin -cephalia, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) and a suffix: French -ie, German -ie, or Latin -ia.

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Translations

Finnish -kefalia
  • -kefaliahead
Hungarian -fejűség, -kefália
  • -fejűséghead
  • -kefáliahead
Italian -cefalia
  • -cefaliahead
Polish -cefalia
  • -cefaliahead
Portuguese -cefalia
  • -cefaliahead
Spanish -cefalia
  • -cefaliahead

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -cephaly

microcephalyanencephalyholoprosencephalylissencephalyacephalydicephalymacrocephalymegalocephaliamegalocephalyplagiocephalytrigonocephaly
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Cite this entry
APA

-cephaly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cephaly

MLA

“-cephaly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cephaly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-cephaly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cephaly.

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