Etymology

-gnath

Today it means: Forming nouns relating to the jaws or mouthparts. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γνάθος ← New Latin -gnatha, -gnathi ← French -gnathe
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The story

  1. French · derived from-gnathe
  2. New Latin · derived from-gnatha, -gnathi
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromγνάθος
  4. English today-gnath

Ultimately from Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”), frequently after formations in New Latin -gnatha, -gnathi, or French -gnathe.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.