Where does “ἀργιόδους” come from?

ἀργιόδους (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ἀργιόδους (Ancient Greek): white-toothed, white-tusked

Definitions

  1. white-toothed, white-tusked

Ancestry of “ἀργιόδους”, step by step

ἀργιόδους traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀργός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀργόςwhite, bright; swift; not working, idle
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Ancient Greek ὀδούς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
2Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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