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Where does “glyptodont” come from?

glyptodont (English) comes from English -odont, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

glyptodont (English): Any extinct South American edentate of the family...

Definitions

  1. Any extinct South American edentate of the family...

Ancestry of “glyptodont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-odonttooth; toothed
2Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
3Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “glyptodont”

  • pseudoglyptodont
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →