Etymology

molariform

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Today it means: Having the form of a molar tooth Full definition →

Latin fōrma ← English molar ← Middle English molar
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*molā
  4. Latinmola
  5. Latinmolāris
  6. Middle Englishmolar
  7. Englishmolar
  8. Latinfōrma
  9. English todaymolariform

From molar + -iform.

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