brachycephalic
Meaningshort-headed
Common meaning: short-headed
- brachyshortLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 293 · scan
- cephalthe headLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 801 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
‘short’ + ‘the head’ → brachycephalic
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- brachy — Greek βραχύς “short” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- cephal — Greek κεφαλή “the head” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek βραχύς ‘short’ + Greek κεφαλή ‘the head’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry κεφαλή, p. 801 · dictionary scan
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