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Where does “brux” come from?

brux (English) comes from English bruxism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

brux (English): To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or...

Definitions

  1. To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or...

Ancestry of “brux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbruxismThe habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “brux”

  • bruxer
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