Where does “otoconium” come from?

otoconium (English) comes from French otoconie, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

otoconium (English): An otolith or statolith

Definitions

  1. An otolith or statolith

Ancestry of “otoconium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchotoconieotoconium
2Ancient Greekοὖςear; hearing; spy
3Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
4Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “otoconium”

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