incisor.
A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
Meaning & usage
A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin incīdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor New Latin incīsorbor. English incisor Borrowed from New Latin incīsor, from Latin incīdō (“to cut into, cut through”) + -tor (“-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).
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