English
gomphiasis
Gomphiasis comes from Ancient Greek γομφίος ‘molar’, from γόμφος ‘peg’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- ‘to bite’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵembʰ-‘to bite’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵómbʰos‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gómpʰos‘nail, peg’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόμφοςgómphos‘peg’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγομφίοςgomphíos‘molar’
- Englishearliest quotation 1908gomphiasis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵembʰ-‘to bite’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵómbʰos‘tooth’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*gómpʰos‘nail, peg’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγόμφοςgómphos‘peg’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγομφίοςgomphíos‘molar’
- Englishearliest quotation 1908gomphiasis
Earliest quotation: 1908, Isaac Norman Broomell, Practical Dentistry: “In gomphiasis, the loosened round teeth of advanced age,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- ‘to bite’
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos ‘tooth’
Today it means
noun A disease of the teeth that causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- / gomphiasis