Etymology of the English word malocclusion
the English word
malocclusionderived from the English word
occlusionderived from the Latin word
ob (before; in the way of)
derived from the Latin word
occlususderived from the Latin word
occludere (shut up, close up)
using the Late Latin prefix
ob-derived from the Latin word
claudere (close, shut, block up; limp, stumble, falter)
using the English prefix
mal-derived from the Old French prefix
mal-derived from the Latin word
malus (apple tree; bad, evil, wicked; mast; beam; tall pole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-Derivations in other languages
French
malocclusionUsage
Word found in Modern English
