Where does “periodontitis” come from?
Periodontitis comes from Ancient Greek περί meaning "around," from Proto-Indo-European per-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós.
periodontitis (English): Any of a number of inflammatory diseases...
Definitions
- Any of a number of inflammatory diseases...
Ancestry of “periodontitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |