Where does “rachiodont” come from?

rachiodont (English) comes from English -odont, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

rachiodont (English): Any snake belonging to the genus Rachiodon (now usually considered a synonym of Dasypeltis), characterized by tooth-like projections on the vertebrae

Definitions

  1. Any snake belonging to the genus Rachiodon (now usually considered a synonym of Dasypeltis), characterized by tooth-like projections on the vertebrae

Ancestry of “rachiodont”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-odonttooth; toothed
2Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
3Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →