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molar

Today it means: A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food. Full definition →

Middle English molar ← Latin molāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

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molar · noun, adjective¹

Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
Proto-Italic*molā
Latinmola
Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
Latinmolāris
Middle Englishmolar
English todaymolar

Inherited from Middle English molar, from Latin molāris (“millstone, molar”).

molar · adjective, noun²

From mol(e) + -ar in the chemistry usage.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.