Where does “deuterocone” come from?

deuterocone (English) comes from English deutero, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος, from Proto-Indo-European dews- — to lack, need, require.

deuterocone (English): The cusp of a mammalian premolar tooth

Definitions

  1. The cusp of a mammalian premolar tooth

Ancestry of “deuterocone”, step by step

deuterocone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deutero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeuterosecond
2Ancient Greekδεύτεροςsecond of two; second, next, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeandews-to lack, need, require

via English Cone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishConeA surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line
2Middle Englishcone—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dews- →Every word from Ancient Greek δεύτερος →Every word from English deutero →