noun, feminine/odontoloˈxia/
odontology; dentistry
Synonyms: dentistería
Related: odontológico
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὀδόντος (odóntos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logiader. Spanish -logía Spanish odontología From Ancient Greek ὀδόντος (odóntos, “tooth”) + Spanish -logía.