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Where does “homodont” come from?

homodont (English) comes from Hungarian hom-, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμονία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

homodont (English): Having teeth that are all of the same type; Any...

Definitions

  1. Having teeth that are all of the same type; Any...

Ancestry of “homodont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhom-—
2Ancient Greekὁμόςsame, common, joint
3Ancient Greekφύλον—
4Ancient Greekφιλίαfriendship, love, affection, fondness;...
5Ancient GreekἉρμονία—
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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