Etymograph

English

gnathocephalon

From gnatho- + cephalon.

Formed from gnatho- + cephalon

Ancient Greek γνάθος ‘jaw’

English gnatho-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ ‘head’

Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́

Ancient Greek κεφαλή ‘head’

English cephalon

Today it means

noun The part of an insect's head, behind the protocephalon, that bears the mandibles and maxillae

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

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