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Where does “odónts” come from?

odónts (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

odónts (Proto-Hellenic): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “odónts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “odónts”

  • odontogenic
  • periodontium
  • odontoblast
  • odontoma
  • odonate
  • odontology
  • odontologist
  • periodontics
  • odontophore
  • nonodontogenic
  • odontoblastic
  • odontogenesis
  • odontological
  • odontoclastic
  • odontolite
  • odontograph
  • odontoclast
  • odontography
  • subodontoblast
  • odontophobia
  • polyodontia
  • odontic
  • parodontitis
  • preodontoblast
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