Where does “hammasalveoli” come from?
hammasalveoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish alveoli, from Latin alveolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hammasalveoli (Finnish): tooth socket socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held
Definitions
- tooth socket socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held
Ancestry of “hammasalveoli”, step by step
hammasalveoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alveoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alveoli | alveolus |
| 2 | Latin | alveolus | small hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;... |
| 3 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |