English

macrocephalous

From macro- + -cephalous.

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ ‘head’

Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́

Ancient Greek κεφαλή ‘head’

Today it means

adj Having a large head.

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

Etymograph / macrocephalous