-cephalycomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly a borrowing from German. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French -céphalie; German -cephalie; Latin -cephalia.

Etymology: Probably partly < French -céphalie ( < ancient Greek -κέϕαλος (see -cephalous comb. form) + French -ie -y suffix³), partly < German -cephalie (now usually -kephalie ; < ancient Greek -κέϕαλος + German -ie -y suffix³), and partly < post-classical Latin -cephalia ( < ancient Greek -κέϕαλος + Latin -ia -y suffix³).Earliest in the first half of the 19th cent. in borrowings and adaptations of words from French, German, and Latin, as acephaly n., autocephaly n. Formations within English are found from the second half of the 19th cent., e.g. platycephaly n., mecistocephaly n., plagiocephaly n.

Chiefly Physical Anthropology and Medicine.

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Forming nouns denoting shapes or abnormal conditions of the skull or head, as specified by the first element, as acrocephaly n., microcephaly n., plagiocephaly n., etc. Cf. -cephalism comb. form.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-cephaly
释义	-cephalycomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly a borrowing from German. Probably partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French -céphalie; German -cephalie; Latin -cephalia. Etymology: Probably partly < French -céphalie ( < ancient Greek -κέϕαλος (see -cephalous comb. form) + French -ie -y suffix³), partly < German -cephalie (now usually -kephalie ; < ancient Greek -κέϕαλος + German -ie -y suffix³), and partly < post-classical Latin -cephalia ( < ancient Greek -κέϕαλος + Latin -ia -y suffix³).Earliest in the first half of the 19th cent. in borrowings and adaptations of words from French, German, and Latin, as acephaly n., autocephaly n. Formations within English are found from the second half of the 19th cent., e.g. platycephaly n., mecistocephaly n., plagiocephaly n. Chiefly Physical Anthropology and Medicine. Categories » Forming nouns denoting shapes or abnormal conditions of the skull or head, as specified by the first element, as acrocephaly n., microcephaly n., plagiocephaly n., etc. Cf. -cephalism comb. form. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form
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