English

acephalic

From a- + cephalic.

A compound of a- + cephalic

Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’

Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’

Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ ‘head’

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Ancient Greek κεφαλή ‘head’

Ancient Greek κεφαλικός ‘capital’

Latin cephalicus ‘head’

Middle French céphalique

Today it means

adj Without a head.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / acephalic