ἀμφικέφαλος
Ancient Greek
adj-2nd
Definitions
- two-headed
- (of the femur) with two apophyses
- (of a couch) having two places for the head
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (head).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κεφαλή
Gloss
head
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
頭
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cephalous English
- lissencephaly English
- -cephalia Latin
- cynocephalus Latin
- taxus Latin
- cefalo- Italian
- céphalopode French
- αἰγοκέφαλος Ancient Greek
- κεφάλαιος Ancient Greek
- κεφαλή Ancient Greek
- κεφαλικός Ancient Greek
- κεφαλῆφιν Ancient Greek
- κεφαλῖνος Ancient Greek
- κυνοκέφαλος Ancient Greek
- ἀκέφαλος Ancient Greek
- ἀποκεφαλίζω Ancient Greek
- ὑδροκέφαλον Ancient Greek
- *gʰebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- κεφαλή Greek (modern)
- гоё Mongolian
- ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲏ Coptic
- tȟatȟáŋka Lakota