The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromγίγνομαι“to be born”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀδούς“tooth”
- English todayodontogeny
From odonto- (root of Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + root of Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”). Compare French odontogénie.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὀδούς all →
periodontiumdontopedalogyheterodont-odont-odontiaodonto-
Ancient Greekγίγνομαι all →
genetic
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.