"encephalo-" meaning in All languages combined

See encephalo- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

Etymology: en- + cephalo- From Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”) (within the head), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|en-|cephalo-}} en- + cephalo-, {{der|en|grc|ἐγκέφαλος||brain}} Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”), {{gloss|within the head}} (within the head), {{m|grc|ἐν||in}} ἐν (en, “in”), {{m|grc|κεφαλή||head}} κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} encephalo-, {{en-prefix}} encephalo-
  1. Pertaining to the brain. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: encephal- [before-vowel] Translations (pertaining to the brain): encéphalo- (French), encefalo- (Polish), encefalo- (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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