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Where does “atopy” come from?

atopy (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀτοπία, from Ancient Greek ἄτοπος, from Latin Dentatus, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.

atopy (English): A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to...

Definitions

  1. A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to...

Ancestry of “atopy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀτοπίαextraordinariness, uncommonness
2Ancient Greekἄτοποςunusual, out of place
3LatinDentatus—
4Latindēns—
5Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
6Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
7Proto-Italicdentstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “atopy”

  • atopic
  • nonatopic
  • atopical
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