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
- Having irregular teeth
Ancestry of “anisodont”, step by step
anisodont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isodont
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isodont | Having teeth of equal length; Having hinge teeth... |
| 2 | English | IS | Initialism of International Sign; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 4 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |