Etymology

dentinogenesis

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Today it means: The process of the formation of dentine within odontoblasts. Full definition →

English genesis ← Latin genesis ← Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)
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  1. Englishdentine
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
  4. Proto-Hellenic*génetis
  5. Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
  6. Latingenesis
  7. Englishgenesis
  8. English todaydentinogenesis

From dentine + -o- + genesis.

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