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Appendix:Variations of "don"
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Translingual
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Suffix
1.2.1
Derived terms
2
Middle English
2.1
Suffix
Translingual
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Etymology
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From
Ancient Greek
ὀδών
(
odṓn
,
“
tooth
”
)
.
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-don
(
taxonomy
)
Used to form taxonomic names for animals that are characterized by teeth.
Derived terms
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Translingual terms suffixed with -don
Middle English
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Suffix
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-don
Alternative form of
-dom