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.
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Ancestry of “atopy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀτοπία | extraordinariness, uncommonness |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄτοπος | unusual, out of place |
| 3 | Latin | Dentatus | toothed, having teeth |
| 4 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 5 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 6 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |