Where does “Plethodon” come from?

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

Plethodon (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Plethodon”, step by step

Plethodon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀδούς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
2Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Ancient Greek πλῆθος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλῆθοςa large number of things, a great number;...
2Ancient GreekπλήθωI am or become full, I swell; I go through a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “Plethodon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Hellenic odónts →