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Where does “νωδογέρων” come from?

νωδογέρων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νωδός, from Proto-Indo-European n̥h₃dos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

νωδογέρων (Ancient Greek): A toothless old man

Definitions

  1. A toothless old man

Ancestry of “νωδογέρων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνωδόςtoothless
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥h₃dos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →