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Where does “γνᾰ́θος” come from?

γνᾰ́θος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

γνᾰ́θος (Ancient Greek): jaw; point, edge; type of stone

Definitions

  1. jaw; point, edge; type of stone

Ancestry of “γνᾰ́θος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-—

Words derived from “γνᾰ́θος”

  • ganache
  • prognathous
  • prognathism
  • prognathic
  • gnathostome
  • gnathobase
  • orthognathous
  • gnathic
  • stomatognathic
  • scaphognathite
  • hypognathous
  • mesognathous
  • opisthognathous
  • gnathological
  • desmognathous
  • gnathosome
  • gnathodynamometer
  • gnathobasic
  • schizognathous
  • isognathous
  • metagnathous
  • gnathoschisis
  • epignathous
  • monognathic
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