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...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “aglyphous”, step by step

aglyphous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aglyph

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

via English ous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishousplural of ou
2EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
3AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
4Dutchoudold
5Middle Dutchoutold
6Old Dutchald
7Proto-West Germanicaldold
8Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts