Etymology

brux

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Today it means: To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βρυγμός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβρυγμός“grinding (teeth)”
  2. English todaybrux

Back-formation from bruxism, from Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”).

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