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Default What does Arcoscephale mean?

I think cephale means "head", as in the case of cephalopods, but what is does "Arco" mean? All I can think of is either the Arco gas company or a misspelling of acropolis. Anyone have insights into the name of this nation?
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Default Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?

it probably is just 'acro' with the 'c' and 'r' rearranged and tagged onto 'cephale'. both are greek words.
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Default Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?

Arco is a musical term you might know if you played the violin, but that seems rather obscure to me.
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Default Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?

Hmm... acrocephalia is a medical term for someone with a pointed or conelike head. If 'arco' is a misspelling of 'acro', then that means Arcoscephaleans are coneheads.

http://www.medicineword.com/acrocephalia.shtml
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Default Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?

and likewise, what does T'ien Ch'i mean?
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T'ien Ch'i basically means "Heaven and Earth". Pretty ambitious name once you think about it.
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