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Etymology of the Greek word enkephalos (ἐγκέϕαλος)

the Greek word enkephalos, ἐγκέϕαλος (brain)
using the Greek prefix en-, ἐν-
derived from the Greek word hen, ἐν, ἦν (in; within; in; well; in; in)
derived from the Late Greek word kephale, κεφαλή (head; the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghebh-el-

Derivations in Greek

enkephalon

Derivations in other languages

English prosencephalon, English encephalocele, English encephalocoele, English anencephaly, English enkephalin, English encephalic, French pseudencéphale, Italian encefalo, Latin encephalo-, Latin encephalon, Latin Encephalartos



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