Where does “cementochronology” come from?
cementochronology (English) comes from English cementum, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
cementochronology (English): A method for assessing age at death and determining season at death based on the annulation (formation of rings) in tooth cementum
Definitions
- A method for assessing age at death and determining season at death based on the annulation (formation of rings) in tooth cementum
Ancestry of “cementochronology”, step by step
cementochronology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cementum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cementum | A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth;... |
| 2 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 3 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |
via English chronology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chronology | the science of determining the order in which... |
| 2 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 3 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |