Where does “anisodont” come from?

anisodont (English) comes from English isodont, from English IS, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

anisodont (English): Having irregular teeth

Definitions

  1. Having irregular teeth

Ancestry of “anisodont”, step by step

anisodont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English isodont

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishisodontHaving teeth of equal length; Having hinge teeth...
2EnglishISInitialism of International Sign; Initialism of...
3Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
4Old Englishīsice
5Proto-West Germanicīsice
6Proto-Germanicīsąice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic īsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic īs