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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

  1. unusual, out of place

Ancestry of “ἄτοπος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDentatus—
2Latindēns—
3Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
4Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
5Proto-Italicdentstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “ἄτοπος”

  • atopic
  • atopy
  • nonatopic
  • atopical
  • Atopodentatus
  • ἀτοπία
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