English
endodontics
Endodontics comes from Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘things of the home, domestics, family matters’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥dóm‘inside’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éndonreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔνδονéndon‘things of the home, domestics, family matters’
- Englishtodayendodontics
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥dóm‘inside’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éndonreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔνδονéndon‘things of the home, domestics, family matters’
- Englishtodayendodontics
A compound of endo- ‘within’ + odont- ‘tooth’ + -ics
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘things of the home, domestics, family matters’
Today it means
noun The branch of dentistry dealing with the dental pulp and root, including the root canal (structure) and providing root canals (treatment).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm / endodontics