Where does “Achaenodon” come from?

Achaenodon (Translingual) comes from Old English -odon, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Achaenodon (Translingual): genus|an extinct even-toed ungulate}}

Definitions

  1. genus|an extinct even-toed ungulate}}

Ancestry of “Achaenodon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-odonForms the plural preterite indicative of class II weak verbs
2Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
3Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dóntsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic odónts
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