Where does “πονόδοντος” come from?
πονόδοντος (Greek) comes from Greek δόντι, from Byzantine Greek δόντιον, from Ancient Greek ὀδόντιον, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
πονόδοντος (Greek): toothache
Ancestry of “πονόδοντος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | δόντι | tooth; tusk; clove |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | δόντιον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀδόντιον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀδούς | A tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | odónts | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |