English

eucephalic

From eu- + cephalic.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’

Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’

Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good, brave, noble’

Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’

English eu-

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 Having a well developed head capsule (in larva).

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

Etymograph / eucephalic