English
agnathia
Agnathia comes from Ancient Greek γνάθος ‘jaw’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγνάθοςgnáthos‘jaw’
- Englishearliest quotation 1831agnathia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγνάθοςgnáthos‘jaw’
- Englishearliest quotation 1831agnathia
Earliest quotation: 1831, William West, A Treatise on Pathological Anatomy: “When there is agnathia, instead of the inferior maxillary…”
Formed from -ia
Linked words
through Ancient Greek γνάθος ‘jaw’
Today it means
noun A birth defect in which the mandible is missing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γνάθος / agnathia