Where does “ἄτοπος” come from?
ἄτοπος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Dentatus, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
ἄτοπος (Ancient Greek): unusual, out of place
Definitions
- unusual, out of place
Ancestry of “ἄτοπος”, step by step
ἄτοπος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Dentatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Dentatus | toothed, having teeth |
| 2 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 3 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 4 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Ancient Greek τόπος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τόπος | place, location; topic; commonplace; position,... |