English

gomphosis

Gomphosis comes from Ancient Greek γόμφος ‘peg’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos ‘tooth’, and ultimately from *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’
Englishtodaygomphosis

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’
Englishtodaygomphosis

Formed from -osis

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- ‘to bite’

honeycomb, 8 more

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos ‘tooth’

cam, comb, kame, 9 more

Today it means

noun A type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- / gomphosis

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