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Where does “telecanthus” come from?

telecanthus (English) comes from English canthus, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

telecanthus (English): Increased distance between the medial canthi of...

Definitions

  1. Increased distance between the medial canthi of...

Ancestry of “telecanthus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanthusEither corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet
2Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
3Gaulishcantos—
4Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
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