cephal- root words — words with the cephal- root

The root cephal- comes from Greek kephale, meaning head. 51 words in Dendril are built from it, including cephalic, acanthocephalan, autocephalous, bicephalous, brachycephalic, brachycephaly, cephalad, cephalalgia, cephalization, cephalochordate, cephalometer, cephalopod. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cephal- root

Explore words with cephal- — words containing the cephal- root and sharing its sense of "head". Examples include cephalic, acanthocephalan, autocephalous, bicephalous, brachycephalic, brachycephaly, cephalad, cephalalgia, cephalization, cephalochordate, cephalometer, cephalopod. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cephal- root means head, from Greek kephale. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.