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Where does “σφηνοειδής” come from?

σφηνοειδής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

σφηνοειδής (Ancient Greek): Wedge-shaped

Definitions

  1. Wedge-shaped

Ancestry of “σφηνοειδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “σφηνοειδής”

  • sphenoid
  • sphenoidal
  • transsphenoidal
  • basisphenoid
  • parasphenoid
  • alisphenoid
  • sphenoidotomy
  • presphenoid
  • orbitosphenoid
  • laterosphenoid
  • postsphenoid
  • ethmosphenoid
  • intrasphenoid
  • zygomaticosphenoid
  • disphenoid
  • parasphenoidal
  • presphenoidal
  • supersphenoidal
  • subsphenoidal
  • otosphenoidal
  • parabasisphenoid
  • suprasphenoidal
  • sphenoides
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