dontopedalogy

English

noun

Definitions

(humorous) The art of put one's foot in one's putting one's foot in one's mouth.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (tooth).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὀδούς

Gloss

tooth

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

-odont English
-odontia English
odonto- English
κυνόδους Ancient Greek
κυνόδων Ancient Greek
νωδός Ancient Greek
τριόδους Ancient Greek
ὀδοντάγρα Ancient Greek
ὀδούς Ancient Greek
Odocoileus Translingual
odonto- Translingual
*odónts Proto-Hellenic