Etymology

loph

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Today it means: A ridge of enamel connecting the cusps of a molar or cheek tooth. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λόφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλόφος“crest”
  2. English todayloph

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”); compare lopho-, lophid.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekλόφος all →

lopho-lophobranchlophosteonlophulid

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