Where does “odontoid” come from?

Odontoid comes from English -oid, from Ancient Greek -ειδής meaning resembling or having the form of, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- meaning to see.

odontoid (English): Resembling a tooth, especially in shape; A...

Definitions

  1. Resembling a tooth, especially in shape; A...

Ancestry of “odontoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀδών