Where does “mastodont” come from?

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

mastodont (Danish): a mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal) Mammutidae

Definitions

  1. a mastodon (extinct elephant-like mammal) Mammutidae

Ancestry of “mastodont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀδόντοςgenitive singular of ὀδούς; tooth
2Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
3Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “mastodont”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →