Where does “dentoalveolar” come from?

dentoalveolar (English) comes from English alveolar, from English alveolus, from Latin alveolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

dentoalveolar (English): dentialveolar

Definitions

  1. dentialveolar

Ancestry of “dentoalveolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalveolarOf or relating to an alveolus; Relating to the...
2EnglishalveolusA small cavity or pit; An anatomical structure...
3Latinalveolussmall hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;...
4Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin -olus
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