Where does “oculofaciocardiodental” come from?
oculofaciocardiodental (English) comes from English dental, from Middle French dental, from Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts — to eat.
oculofaciocardiodental (English): Relating to the eyes, face, heart and teeth; applied to a rare X-linked dominant genetic disorder
Definitions
- Relating to the eyes, face, heart and teeth; applied to a rare X-linked dominant genetic disorder
Ancestry of “oculofaciocardiodental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dental | Of or concerning the teeth, as in "dental care";... |
| 2 | Middle French | dental | — |
| 3 | Latin | dentālis | bearing or furnished with small toothlike projections |
| 4 | Latin | dēns | a tooth |
| 5 | Italian | dente | tooth; cog, prong |
| 6 | Latin | dens | tooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dents | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |