Brachycephalic
/ˌbræk.i.sɛˈfæl.ɪk/noun
Having a relatively short, broad skull or head.
Did you know?Brachycephalic was built from Greek roots that also gave English words like acronym and cephalopod, and later became a technical term in anthropology and zoology for skull-shape classification.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GR
βραχύς (brachys) + κεφαλή (kephalē)
“short + head”
Late Greek / Scientific Greek
GR
βραχυκέφαλος (brachykephalos)
“short-headed”
19th Century
EN
brachycephalic
“pertaining to a short, broad head or skull”
Modern English
EN
brachycephalic
“having a short, broad skull or head”
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