-céfalo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Suffix

-céfalo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -céfala, masculine plural -céfalos, feminine plural -céfalas)

1. -cephalous

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -céfalo

acantocéfalo

androcéfalo

braquicéfalo

macrocéfalo

Further reading

• “-céfalo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -κέφαλος (-képhalos), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Suffix

-céfalo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -céfala, masculine plural -céfalos, feminine plural -céfalas)

1. -cephalous

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -céfalo

acantocéfalo

macrocéfalo

Further reading

• “-céfalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025