Where does “taeniodont” come from?

taeniodont (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.

taeniodont (English): Any of a group of extinct mammals of the suborder Taeniodonta

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of extinct mammals of the suborder Taeniodonta

Ancestry of “taeniodont”, 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

Words derived from “taeniodont”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →