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      occipital
      adjective
      of or relating to the occiput
      Roots
      oboc- · Latin · against, back ofcaputcipit- · Latin · headalis-al · Latin · pertaining to
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      The word occipital breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: oc-, from Latin ob (“against, back of”); cipit, from Latin caput (“head”); and -al, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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