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Where does “aglyphous” come from?

aglyphous (English) comes from English aglyph, from English A, from English AND, from Middle English and, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

aglyphous (English): Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose...

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  1. Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose...

Ancestry of “aglyphous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaglyphAny aglyphous snake
2EnglishAThe ordinal number first, derived from this...
3EnglishANDAlternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;...
4Middle Englishandand, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;...
5Old Englishandand; even; also
6Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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