Etymology

odonto-

Today it means: tooth Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús) ← Proto-Hellenic *odónts ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Hellenic*odónts
  4. Ancient Greekὀδούς (odoús)
  5. English todayodonto-

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀδούς all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.