Where does “odontopaediatrics” come from?
odontopaediatrics (English) comes from English paediatrics, from English pediatrics, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
odontopaediatrics (English): dentistry performed on infants
Definitions
- dentistry performed on infants
Ancestry of “odontopaediatrics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paediatrics | Alternative spelling of pediatrics |
| 2 | English | pediatrics | The branch of medicine that deals with the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |