Etymology of the Latin word Rhizocephala
the Latin word Rhizocephala
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-
derived from the Greek word rhiza, ῥίζα (a 'root')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wrad-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wrād-
using the Latin suffix -cephalus
