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Where does “gnathoplasty” come from?

gnathoplasty (English) comes from English gnatho-, from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

gnathoplasty (English): reconstructive surgery to the jaw

Definitions

  1. reconstructive surgery to the jaw

Ancestry of “gnathoplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgnatho-jaw
2Ancient Greekγνάθοςjaw; point, edge; type of stone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ- →