Where does “ὠτογλυφίς” come from?

ὠτογλυφίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ὠτογλυφίς (Ancient Greek): earpick

Definitions

  1. earpick

Ancestry of “ὠτογλυφίς”, step by step

ὠτογλυφίς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὖς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὖςear; hearing; spy
2Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
3Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Ancient Greek γλυφίς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυφίςnotched end of the arrow
2Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →