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Where does “bucco-” come from?

bucco- (English) comes from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

bucco- (English): buccal; related to the cheek; oral; related to...

Definitions

  1. buccal; related to the cheek; oral; related to...

Ancestry of “bucco-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

Words derived from “bucco-”

  • buccolingual
  • buccopharyngeal
  • buccolingually
  • buccopharynx
  • buccolabial
  • buccopalatal
  • buccomandibular
  • buccodistal
  • buccodistally
  • oculobuccogenital
  • buccomedial
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