γόμφος

Greek (Cypriot)

noun

Definitions

peg fastener

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek γόμφος (peg, nail, pin) inherited from Proto-Hellenic *gómpʰos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (tooth, peg, row of teeth, teeth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵómbʰos

Gloss

tooth, peg, row of teeth, teeth

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

歯

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

gomphosis English
gomphus Latin
γόμφος Ancient Greek
*ǵómbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*ǵómbʰos Proto-Indo-European
*kambaz Proto-Germanic
γοφός Greek (modern)
*ȷ́ámbʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
*dzamba Proto-Albanian
*źámbas Proto-Balto-Slavic
*gómpʰos Proto-Hellenic
*keme Proto-Tocharian

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