Where does “tetralophodont” come from?
tetralophodont (English) comes from English lophodont, from English -odont, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
tetralophodont (English): Having four ridges or crests to the teeth
Definitions
- Having four ridges or crests to the teeth
Ancestry of “tetralophodont”, step by step
tetralophodont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lophodont
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lophodont | Having molar teeth that have ridged grinding... |
| 2 | English | -odont | tooth; toothed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |