Etymograph

English

amblygnathous

Amblygnathous comes from Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς ‘blunt’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμβλύςamblús‘blunt’
  2. Englishtodayamblygnathous

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμβλύςamblús‘blunt’
  2. Englishtodayamblygnathous

Equivalent to ambly- + -gnathous

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβλῠ́ς ‘blunt, dull, not sharp, dim’

English ambly-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus ‘soft’

mojo, moll, mojito, 18 more

Today it means

adj Having relatively short and blunt jaws.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς / amblygnathous

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