Etymograph

English

acrocephalic

From acro- + cephalic.

A compound of acro- + cephalic

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ ‘head’

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Ancient Greek κεφαλή ‘head’

Ancient Greek κεφαλικός ‘capital’

Latin cephalicus ‘head’

Middle French céphalique

English cephalic

Today it means

noun A person suffering from a pointed skull.

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

Etymograph / acrocephalic