Where does “smilodon” come from?

smilodon (English) comes from Translingual Smilodon, from Old English -odon, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

smilodon (English): Any member of the extinct genus "Smilodon", the...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the extinct genus "Smilodon", the...

Ancestry of “smilodon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSmilodongenus
2Old English-odonForms the plural preterite indicative of class II weak verbs
3Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
4Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →